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Hand-gesture decoding using data from noninvasive brain imaging

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without information from the hands themselves. The results are an early step in developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that may one day allow patients with paralysis, amputated limbs or other physical challenges to use their mind to control a device that assists with everyday tasks. The research, recently published online ahead of print in the journal Cerebral Cortex, represents the best results thus far in distinguishing single-hand gestures using a completely noninvasive technique, in this case, magnetoencephalography (MEG). “Our goal was to bypass invasive components,” said the paper’s senior author Mingxiong Huang, PhD, co-director of the MEG Center at the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego. Huang is also affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San ...
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Novel gene-editing strategy leverages unusual genetic alteration to block HIV spread in cells

Genetic alterations that give rise to a rare, fatal disorder known as MOGS-CDG paradoxically also protect cells against infection by viruses. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have harnessed this unusual protective ability in a novel gene-editing strategy aimed at eliminating HIV-1 infection with no adverse effects on cell mortality. The new approach, described online April 28 in the journal Molecular Therapy—Nucleic Acids, is based on a combination of two gene-editing constructs, one that targets HIV-1 DNA and one that targets a gene called MOGS—defects in which cause MOGS-CDG. In cells from persons infected with HIV-1, the Temple researchers show that disrupting the virus’s DNA while also deliberately altering MOGS blocks the production of infectious HIV-1 particles. The discovery opens up new avenues in the development of a cure for HIV/AIDS. Proper MOGS function is essential for glycosylation, a process by which some cellular ...
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Phase I trial demonstrates first pharmacological treatment able to improve cardiac function in stiff-heart syndrome

Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the heart. Amyloid fibril deposition thickens and stiffens the heart walls, and the disease is also known as stiff-heart syndrome. The accumulation of amyloid fibrils causes heart failure, and patients suffer from fluid retention, fatigue, and arrhythmias. The disease can be caused by genetic mutations or related to aging. Prognosis is poor, and untreated patients survive for an average of just 3 years. Now, the results of a study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) promise to radically alter the prospects of patients with this disease. The study was led by Dr. Pablo Garcia-Pavía, who heads the Inherited Cardiac Diseases Section at Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro and is a research scientist at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and within the Spanish cardiovascular research network (CIBERCV). Coinciding with ...
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Heart attack patients with strong legs have better prognosis, finds research

People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of heart failure, with around 6–9% of heart attack patients going on to develop the condition. Previous research has shown that having strong quadriceps is associated with a lower risk of death in patients with coronary artery disease. This study tested the hypothesis that leg strength is associated with a lower risk of developing heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. The study included 932 patients hospitalized in 2007 to 2020 with acute myocardial infarction who did not have heart failure prior to the admission and did not develop heart failure complications during their hospital stay. The median age was 66 years and 753 participants (81%) were men. Maximal quadriceps ...
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Specially coated titanium reduces risk of clots on prostheses

An international research team led by the German University of Jena has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium. Around 25,000 artificial heart valves are implanted in Germany per year because the original heart valve is damaged, for example, by an infection. The mechanical heart valves are made of titanium dioxide, among other materials, and last for many years. However, because blood tends to clot on contact with these material surfaces, there is a risk of blood clots forming on the surface of mechanical heart valves. This can become life-threatening if such blood clots break away from the materials. For this reason, most people with mechanical heart valves take medication throughout their lives to reduce blood clotting. An international research team has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium. The results of ...
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Debiopharm commences pivotal glioblastoma therapy study

The therapy is a brain-penetrant used in various combinations in patients with progressive glioblastoma Debiopharm – a company focusing on future standards of cancer care and infectious diseases – has announced the beginning of its open-label phase 1/2 research of its candidate Debio 0123. The therapy is a brain-penetrant and selective WEE1 inhibitor, used in combination with temozolomide (TMZ) in patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma (GBM). It is also being studied in combination with TMZ/RT (SOC) in newly diagnosed patients. The commencement phase of the clinical study aims to establish the recommended phase 2 doses of the treatment. Ultimately, Debiopharm is aiming to meet the pressing requirement for novel treatment interventions to boost quality of life and clinical outcomes for patients living with GBM. Among cancer cells, DNA damage response (DDR) pathways are often upregulated due to genomic instability, increasing the chances of resistance to DNA-damaging therapies. Blocking DNA ...
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FDA accepts Ardelyx’s NDA resubmission for XPHOZAH

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Ardelyx’s resubmitted New Drug Application (NDA) for XPHOZAH (tenapanor) to control serum phosphate in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis who have had an insufficient response or intolerance to a phosphate binder therapy. The regulatory agency has determined that the NDA is a class 2 review, which leads to a six-month review period from the date of resubmission. It has set a user fee goal date of 17 October this year. The biopharmaceutical company expects XPHOZAH to be commercially available in Q4 2023 after an approval from the regulatory body. Ardelyx president and CEO Mike Raab said: “The acceptance of our NDA is a significant milestone in our journey to bring XPHOZAH to patients. We are excited about the prospect of working collaboratively with the FDA to finalise this review over the next few months. “We are now in ...
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CDC

As early signs point to a potential resurgence of mpox cases in the U.S. this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rolling out real-world data for Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine and urging at-risk people to take two shots.Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos, given in two doses, is estimated to be 85.9% effective against mpox, a real-world case-match study conducted in 12 U.S. jurisdictions showed. At one dose, the vaccine was found to be 75.2% effective. The CDC released the results in its new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The report comes as a cluster of 21 mpox cases was reported in Chicago, with several diagnoses among those who were vaccinated raising concerns over Jynneos’ efficacy. Although Jynneos’ efficacy may look similar between the partial and full doses in this study of about 900 people, the CDC is still calling for at-risk people to take two doses because the ...
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After IRA, Minnesota’s drug affordability proposal draws PhRMA’s ire

Even after Congress and the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last summer, some states are looking to further strengthen their drug pricing laws.This week, Minnesota’s legislature endorsed a proposal to create a statewide Prescription Drug Affordability Board. The board would have the power to set upper payment limits on certain high-cost pharmaceuticals, local newspaper Red Lake Nation News reports. The bill also includes provisions to stop price gouging on generics. It’s now on its way to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for a signature. But that’s where the pharmaceutical industry’s lobby group is hoping to stop the proposal. Wednesday, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) called on the governor to not sign the bill. The board would “do little to help patients and likely harm future access to medicines,” PhRMA’s senior vice president of state advocacy, Scott LaGanga, said in a statement. “This is a bad ...
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AbbVie’s Rinvoq scores its 7th FDA nod, this one for Crohn’s disease

In developing immunology treatment Rinvoq, AbbVie is employing the same game plan it used to make predecessor Humira a megablockbuster. And the company seems to be getting better at it.Thursday, AbbVie scored its seventh FDA approval for Rinvoq in a span of less than four years, getting the JAK inhibitor across the finish line as a treatment for Crohn’s disease. A look at Humira’s approval history shows that AbbVie has become more efficient in adding indications to its immunology blockbusters. After Humira was initially blessed in 2002, it took AbbVie 10 years to get the TNF blocker endorsed for its seventh disease type. Coincidentally, Rinvoq’s new FDA approval came hours after the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence signed off on the drug for Crohn’s disease. This is the second gastroenterology indication for Rinvoq after it won approval for ulcerative colitis in March of last year. Rinvoq’s first ...
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