INDIANAPOLIS — A study of more than 21,000 average risk patients at 186 sites across the U.S., led by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientist Thomas Imperiale, M.D., has found that the next generation multi-target stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test detects 94 percent of colorectal...
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs, today announced it has completed enrollment in the third cohort of patients in the Phase 1b MAD study of RGLS8429 for the treatment of ADPKD. “The completion of our...
HIV ROME, Italy, NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – ReiThera Srl, the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, Harvard University, and IAVI are pleased to announce a collaboration to develop a novel HIV vaccine candidate that will be composed of ReiThera’s GRAd vector and HIV T cell epitopes identified by...
Cambridge, Mass. – Remix Therapeutics (Remix), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing small molecule therapies to modulate RNA processing and address the underlying drivers of disease, today announced the close of a $60 million financing led by The Column Group. The financing includes participation from existing investors Atlas Venture, Foresite Capital,...
AMHERST, Mass. – Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills upwards of 1.6 million people a year, making it one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent worldwide—and that number is only growing larger. How, exactly, Mtb evades the immune system isn’t yet known, but...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Renovion Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on restoring lung health in patients with bronchiectasis and other lung diseases, announced that adult patient enrollment is complete in the Phase 2 CLIMB study of ARINA-1 in non-CF bronchiectasis patients. CLIMB is a US based, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase...
Beijing, China – Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has been the focus of research in the field of thyroid cancer management in the last 20 years along with recurrent laryngeal nerve, according to a new study that analyzed trends in the post-operative management of thyroid cancer between 2003 and 2022. “Future...
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Few standard treatments have been available for advanced myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder characterized by excessive scar tissue that disrupts the normal production of blood cells But new research conducted by investigators at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and...
Calgary, Canada – University of Calgary researchers have discovered the lungs communicate directly with the brain when there is an infection. Findings show the brain plays a critical role in triggering the symptoms of sickness, which may change the way we treat respiratory infections and chronic conditions. “The lungs are...
CHICAGO, IL – Many cancers caused by the mutation of the BRAF gene respond well to a class of immunotherapies known as BRAF-inhibitors. BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer, however, almost never does. Doctors have known this for years, but they are yet to find a treatment that works well for most patients....