RNA interference (RNAi) is a fundamental gene-silencing pathway in eukaryotic cells that involves an enzyme called dicer cleaving long pieces of double-stranded RNA into shorter fragments called siRNAs that can cleave complementary mRNA sequences with the help of the RISC complex and argonaute. RNA interference ...
Find MoreNovo Nordisk Reports Phase III Results of Concizumab Drug for Hemophilia A or B Novo Nordisk has announced Phase III results for their concizumab drug for hemophilia A or B, demonstrating efficacy in preventing bleeding events and paving the way for regulatory filings later this year. Concizumab, an anti-tissue ...
Find MoreIpsen to Buy Biopharmaceutical Company Epizyme for USD 247 Million The restructuring of French manufacturer Ipsen has progressed with a takeover agreement for US competitor Epizyme and its cancer drug Tazverik in a deal for slightly less than USD 250 million. Ipsen is proposing USD 1.45 per share for Epizyme, va...
Find MoreThe universality of mobile technology has proven to be extremely beneficial, specifically in recent years. The potential of improving medical care delivery, and the potential for instantaneous and two-way transfer of information has turned out to be a revolutionary step. The following article indicates the importan...
Find MoreHemophilia is an inherited rare disorder where blood doesn’t clot in the regular way because the person affected doesn’t make enough blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors). Without these factors, patients cannot stop bleeding when they are injured. Patients with more severe forms of the disease can experience s...
Find MoreBleeding disorders, also known as coagulopathy, are a group of conditions in which the blood cannot clot properly due to the missing or defective protein. Bleeding Disorder can affect a person irrespective of his genders, ages and race and the person is likely to bleed more than the average person. A minor cut or s...
Find MoreAn X-linked recessive disorder, Hemophilia occurs predominantly in males with females being the carriers. Patients diagnosed with Hemophilia usually lack one of the two proteins essential for the blood coagulation cascade namely factor VIII (FVIII) and factor IX (FIX). On the basis of the different blood coagulatio...
Find MoreA Royal Disease: Hemophilia During the 19th-century British monarch's son Leopold, Duke of Albany slipped and died of blood loss. Not only once, but Queen Victoria’s grandsons died at a comparatively younger age. Thus, it was thought that male descendants of the royal family are cursed. Hence, the assumed ...
Find MoreHemophilia is a rare congenital disorder which impairs the ability of the blood to clot properly. This disorder is characterized by the bleeding into the joints which leads to swelling and pain or tightness in the joints. It also causes bleeding into the skin which results in building up of blood in hematoma. Studie...
Find MoreHemophilia is the most common inherited bleeding disorder which leads to spontaneous bleeding as the blood does not clot properly. Hemophilia, characterized by the spontaneous bleeding and swollen joints due to bleeding into the joints, is of several different types- such as Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.