At present, condoms and vasectomy are the only birth control methods available for men. Even though many male hormonal drugs target the production of sperm, they also affect the natural hormones in men.
An IPO for raising USD 115 million from public investors has been filed by Translate Bio. Proceeds garnered from the IPO will be used by Translate to trial an mRNA candidate designed to allow cystic fibrosis patients produce CTFR proteins.
Along with new drug partner Merck, the British drugmaker displayed results showing that adding Lynparza to Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer fighter Zytiga was a more potent disease-fighter than Zytiga alone. As compared to a time-frame of 8.2 months for solo Zytiga, the combo effectively prevented disease progression for 13.8 months.
Researchers are testing an mHealth wearable used for patients with asthma to see if the patch can help care teams detect pneumonia in patients undergoing radiation treatment for lung cancer.
A team of scientists from Tubingen Institute of Tropical Medicine, and German company Deutschen Malaria GmbH, discovered a new combinational medicine which could effectively cure malarial without any side effects
This is the second partnership of the firm, the first outside oncology. It has a USD 790 million collaboration signed in 2016 with drugmaker Takeda of Japan. The deal with Zai Lab is the first for Crescendo to involve a specific pipeline asset. The deal with Takeda was more of a platform agreement giving it the required confidence to collaborate with other programs in oncology.
A research team from Italy reported that a glance of light might provide relief from pain. They first identified the oversensitive nerve cells that cause chronic pain. Then, a light-sensitive chemical was developed and injected, which binds to these nerve cells. Next, a flash of near-infrared light was passed to the exact nerve in order to provide instant pain relief. This strategy was experimentally proved in mice.
A research team from the University of Ottawa in Canada revealed a safe and inexpensive treatment by employing Viagra and flu vaccines that might stop cancer revival. Tadalafil (Cialis), sildenafil (Viagra) in combination with Agriflu were used in the research work.
The National Cancer Institute team has discovered how bacteria in the gut affects anti-tumor immune responses in the liver, a connection that could be used to find new therapies for liver cancer.
At the age of 8, both his hands were successfully transplanted by four medical teams in a cutting-edge medical procedure which took around 11 hours in July 2015.
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