Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes today is a significant health issue for many countries worldwide. As per the WHO, “the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. The increasing prevalence has been observed to rise more rapidly in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries”. Si...

50 million people globally have dementia, and out of all the dementia cases, Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for about 60–70% of cases, says the WHO. Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease, a common cause of dementia that affects behavior, memory, and thinking abilities of an individual. Mostly the symptom...

Algernon Pharmaceuticals has announced the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application of its drug, NP-120 for COVID-19.  The company has submitted the IND with the US FDA for its planned multinational Phase 2b/3 study of its repurposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment of patients ...

Horizon Therapeutics has become the first company to receive the regulatory approval of its drug Tepezza for the cure of Thyroid Eye Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) is the first-ever treatment approved for thyroid eye is a progressive autoimmune disorder hampering the ability of vision. The drug was approved under P...

Axovant tips nelotanserin from small molecule R&D Axovant has stopped nelotanserin development after it missed the primary endpoint in a phase 2 trial in patients with Lewy body dementia. The dull data compelled Axovant to miss the drug and finish its pivot from small molecules to gene therapies. The parent comp...

[caption id="attachment_3594" align="aligncenter" width="1360"] World Diabetes Day[/caption] Today we celebrate World Diabetes Day to raise global awareness of a disease that affects million people worldwide. In honor of this day, we have garnered myths & facts about diabetes.

[caption id="attachment_3575" align="aligncenter" width="1360"] World Diabetes Day[/caption] Caring for Diabetes involves family too. Education and awareness play the most important role in early diagnosis and management. World Diabetes Day is celebrated on 14 November each year.

Novartis comes up with an answer for breast cancer with PI3K drug alpelisib Novartis comes up with an answer with its recent data on BYL719 (alpelisib) in combination with fulvestrant. Their alpha-specific drug for PIK3CA mutated HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer, BYL719 plus fulvestrant nearly doubled the progressio...