Bristol Myers Squibb Enhances Neuroscience Arm with Karuna Therapeutics Buyout Bristol Myers Squibb has declared the finalization of its purchase of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. With this acquisition concluded Karuna’s shares are no longer being traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, as Karuna is now fully owne...
Find MoreHuntington’s disease is an incurable, rare genetic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), about 30,000 people in the United States have Huntington’s disease, and another 200,000 are at risk of developing the condition. As per DelveInsight analy...
Find MoreSage Therapeutics Receives EU Orphan Drug Designation for Huntington's Disease Treatment Candidate Sage Therapeutics declared the European Medicines Agency granted Orphan Drug Designation to SAGE-718 for the treatment of Huntington's disease. SAGE-718 is developing as a potential oral therapy for cognitive disor...
Find MoreAktis Oncology Raises USD 84 Million To Advance Novel Targeted Alpha Radiopharmaceuticals Aktis Oncology has raised an additional USD 84 million in its Series A round, adding to the USD 72 million raised last year to help bring its radiopharmaceuticals to market. The extension to the first round included Merck's...
Find MoreHuntington's disease is an incurable genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It is caused by a defect in a gene present on chromosome 4 that causes an excessive build-up of the Huntington protein. This protein build-up ultimately defaces nerve cells in parts of the brain,...
Find MoreRoche's takes a step- forward to treat Huntington's disease A new drug co-developed by Roche and Ionis Pharmaceuticals can be a potential candidate to treat Huntington's disease. RG6042 which is an antisense oligonucleotide is able to successfully lower down the production of a toxic protein that results in dysf...
Find MoreMany companies have tried over the years to find a way to reverse the course of crippling neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s but have failed. Fortunately, Gene therapy has proven to be an answer to a wide range of serious neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s etc. The HD gene vs...
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.