Durham, England – Retired rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have higher levels of certain proteins in their blood, which may make them more prone to developing diseases such as motor neurone disease (MND), according to a new study. The research, led by Durham University, shows that it may...
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NORWALK, Conn. — The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) announced today a new publication on the CoMMpassSM study in Nature Genetics that defines distinct subtypes and identifies high-risk genetic markers of multiple myeloma. These CoMMpass data represent the largest and most complete clinical and molecular dataset in multiple myeloma. “Despite...
Cologne, Germany – The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the highest decision-making body in the German health care system, commissioned the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) to assess a total of 10 drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS): The immunomodulators cladribine, dimethyl fumarate, ozanimod, ponesimod,...
Vienna, Austria – The underlying cause of MS has not yet been fully clarified, but a connection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has long been suspected. In most patients who develop MS, specific immune responses against EBV are detectable, which are also directed against certain structures of the central nervous...
Nashville, TN – Vanderbilt University Medical Center received a $13 million Department of Defense grant to lead a multisite clinical trial that will evaluate repurposed FDA-approved drugs as treatment options for patients with Rett syndrome. Affecting 1 in 10,000 females at birth, and males even more rarely, Rett syndrome is...
What’s the connection between Gaucher disease, a rare single gene disorder of metabolism that appears during childhood, and Parkinson’s disease, a common multifactorial disorder of the nervous system that occurs late in life? The answer lies in just a single gene (glucocerebrosidase or GBA), which encodes an enzyme required for...
BALTIMORE – Akers Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKER), with its proposed merger partner MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“MyMD”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to extending healthy lifespan by focusing on developing two therapeutic platforms, today announced new data from a study conducted by Eurofins Discovery Phenotypic Center of Excellence. MYMD-1 is...
Westmead, Australia – Scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have solved a big mystery in cancer research – why cells die in different ways following radiotherapy. This surprising finding opens up new opportunities to improve treatment and increase cure rates. The findings were published in Nature Cell Biology by...
CULVER CITY, Calif. – ImmunityBio, Inc (NASDAQ: IBRX), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, today announced data from a Phase 1 pilot study showed N-803 combined with natural killer cells could have the potential to reduce viral load in people living with HIV. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at...
Nagoya, Japan – Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies could be made possible by monitoring the amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) proteins. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan also discovered the blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) protein is elevated...