Parkinson’s disease

As we step into the crisp corridors of 2024, the healthcare landscape unfolds a compelling saga of mergers, strategic funding, and transformative acquisitions. In this month-by-month analysis, we delve into the intricate tapestry of industry dynamics, exploring the impactful maneuvers that are shaping the healthcar...

AskBio Announces First Patient Randomized in Phase 1 Trial of AB-1005 Gene Therapy for Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonian Type Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc., a gene therapy firm fully owned and independently operated under Bayer AG, announced the initiation of the Phase I REGENERATE MSA-101 clinical trial ...

UCB announces FDA approval of ZILBRYSQ for the Treatment of Adults with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis On the 17th of October 2023, UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) made an announcement regarding the approval of ZILBRYSQ® (zilucoplan) by the US FDA for the management of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult pa...

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare disease that affects between 15,000 and 50,000 Americans, encompassing men and women of all races. Multiple system atrophy has an unknown cause. The great majority of cases are sporadic, meaning they happen at random. The peak onset of multiple system atrophy occurs between t...

FDA Grants Fast Track Status to KYV-101 for Refractory Lupus Nephritis Treatment Kyverna Therapeutics announced that the FDA has given Fast Track status to KYV-101, a treatment for patients suffering from resistant lupus nephritis (LN). KYV-101 is an innovative therapy that uses anti-CD19 chimeric antigen recept...

The term “psychosis” defines a group of mental symptoms that occur when there has been a partial loss of contact with reality. A person’s thoughts and perceptions are distorted during a psychotic episode, and they could find it difficult to distinguish between tangible and intangible. Other signs include nonsensica...

FDA Approves GSK’s Arexvy, the First RSV Vaccine for Older Adults GSK plc stated that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Arexvy (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted) for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in peopl...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological condition primarily affecting middle-aged and older adults and is characterized by tremors, muscular rigidity, and slow, clumsy movement. It is connected to the brain’s basal ganglia atrophy and a lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Levodopa is considered a...

Byondis Files its HER2-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Trastuzumab Duocarmazine in the US and Europe Byondis has filed for clearance of its HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab duocarmazine in the United States and Europe, setting up a battle with heavyweight competitors Roche and Ast...

EU Recommends Approval for PTC Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy Upstaza Upstaza, a gene therapy developed by PTC Therapeutics for patients with the genetic condition AADC deficiency, has been recommended for EU approval, putting another test of gene therapy's commercial prospects in the union. Upstaza (eladocagene exu...