Keele University researchers have designed a new dye that can be used to observe the electrical activity of neurons in the brain and could lead to finding a new and more efficient way of treating neurological diseases, as presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual conference in Washington, D.C. this week.
Boehringer Ingelheim has won its first biosimilar approval in Europe with authorisation of Cyltezo for a range of chronic inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Loxo Oncology struck a deal with Germany-based Bayer AG to develop and commercialize two cancer therapies in a deal that could be worth up to $1.55 billion for the Connecticut-based company.
A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows just how much of a role a person's cholesterol plays, when in a crystallized state, during a heart attack.
US regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring patients but also raising privacy concerns. The digital pill approved Monday combines two existing products: the former blockbuster psychiatric medication Abilify—long used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—with a sensor tracking system first approved in 2012.
Laboratory confirmation of plague is being conducted by the Institut Pasteur of Madagascar. Twenty-three isolates of Yersinia pestis have been cultured and all are sensitive to antibiotics recommended by the National Program for the Control of Plague.
Real-world outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation taking the anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa) mimic those reported in clinical trials, with dabigatran use associated with lower rates of brain bleeds, and similar rates of stroke and extracranial hemorrhage as treatment with warfarin in a new study.
Obesity is often attributed to a simple equation: People are eating too much and exercising too little. But evidence is growing that at least some of the weight gain that plagues modern humans is predetermined.
A decade ago, the medical world was shocked when a patient in Berlin, Germany, had been declared free of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat cancer. Doctors have repeatedly tried to replicate the result, but this HIV cure has evaded other patients so far.
British venture the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) has received a $50 million investment from Bill Gates, to help fuel progress toward disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.
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