New European research has found that a good social life could lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Over the past decade, the medical device industry has seen a boom in development and innovative ideas. With this innovation came a rise in the costs of medical device products which presents new challenges to buyers. With this in mind, we have compiled a list of 4 tips that could help you in this decision making process.
Cancer cells can lodge in different niches in the body, and the probe follows the spreading cells wherever they go
First of all, a 3D model of the patient was been created before surgery, combining images previously acquired via an MRI scanner, or radiography. On the day of the operation, a 3D image was (virtually) projected on the patient, and helped Dr Grégory in any of his movements and decision making.
The gene is in an area of the genome that does not contain instructions for making proteins. At one time, it was thought that this non-coding area was just irrelevant "junk."
Spark Therapeutics $ONCE has scored an historic FDA approval of Luxturna, the world’s first such AAV-delivered gene therapy designed to cure a rare eye disease triggered by a genetic mutation. The drug is OK’d for RPE65 mutation linked retinal dystrophy. The treatment uses a viral vector to insert the correct copy of a gene retinal cells need to create a protein that turns light into electric signals which can restore vision lost to the disease. As with the earlier pioneering approval of the world’s first CAR-T, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb did the honors in recognizing the importance of this approval. And he says the agency will make sure that the regulatory path is straight and clear for the rest of the field looking to following Spark’s footsteps. “We’re at a turning point when it comes to this novel form of therapy and at the FDA, we’re focused on establishing ...
“The sale of the PRV provides us with an important source of non-dilutive capital to help advance our pipeline of rare and ultra-rare therapies, and accelerates the availability of these potential therapies to patients,” said Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Ultragenyx.
A lack of sleep has been linked to high blood pressure and other cardiovascular ailments, mental health conditions like depression and weight-related issues such as obesity and diabetes.
Researchers say AI procedure was successful in detecting the spread of breast cancer. It’s the latest artificial intelligence innovation in the medical world.
AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the use of TAGRISSO® (osimertinib), a third-generation, irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with clinical activity against central nervous system (CNS) metastases, in the 1st-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have EGFR mutations (exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations). The FDA has granted TAGRISSO Priority Review status, and previously granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TAGRISSO in the 1st-line treatment of patients with metastatic EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm) NSCLC.
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