Tokyo, Japan – Chromosome 18q deletion (18q del) syndrome is a rare genetic condition disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 40,000 to 55,000 individuals, caused by the deletion of genetic material on the long arm of chromosome 18. This genetic anomaly disrupts normal growth and development, and critically, can impair the...
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ST. LOUIS, MO – Each year, tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infectious disease, falling out of the top spot only temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite TB’s wide reach and some lost progress during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers believe it is possible to eradicate TB through advances...
Arlington, Va. — A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports the infection prevention steps taken to control a months-long multispecies outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that occurred in a pediatric ward at the Toho University Omori Medical Center in Tokyo in 2017. This study...
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified how proteins collect abnormally in neurons, a feature of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. They used fruit flies to show that depletion of mitochondria in axons can directly lead to protein accumulation. At the same time, significantly high amounts of a...
Tokyo, Japan – Austocystin D, a natural compound produced by fungi, has been recognized for its cytotoxic effects and anticancer activity in various cell types. It exhibits potent activity even in cells that express proteins associated with multidrug resistance, attracting significant global research interest. Austocystin D promotes cell death by...
Tokyo, Japan – Several types of conventional cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, destroy healthy cells along with cancer cells. In advanced stages of cancer, tissue loss from treatments can be substantial and even fatal. Cutting-edge cancer therapies that employ nanoparticles can specifically target cancer cells, sparing healthy tissue....
San Diego, Calif. – The BIO Convention always highlights new regulatory developments, cutting edge technologies and the best new companies that are going change the face of healthcare in the near future, and 2024’s conference did not disappoint. The first of a series of CheckOrphan articles highlighting companies changing the...
CHATHAM, N.J. — Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp., a biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced that the Phase 3 RESILIENT study evaluating TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) met its pre-specified primary endpoint in the second of two positive Phase 3 clinical trials, significantly...
CHATHAM, N.J. — Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNXP) , a biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced the presentation of additional safety and tolerability data from RESILIENT, the second positive Phase 3 study evaluating TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) for the management of...
Compared with chemotherapy conditioning, total body irradiation (TBI) may lead to better outcomes prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Patients with ALL commonly receive TBI and etoposide before undergoing HSCT; however there...