A new diagnostic technique which may greatly simplify the detection of Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital (JGH). Their results were published June 8 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. There is...
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Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Solna, Sweden – It is well known that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of...
A new study showed a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with viral hepatitis who used H1-antihistamines (AHs), compared with those who did not. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The researchers noted that, although H1-AHs are most commonly used to treat allergic reactions...
Copenhagen, Denmark – 92.8% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer anxiety and depression which significantly affects both their physical and emotional quality of life (QoL), according to the results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in...
BETHESDA, Md. and WASHINGTON – The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation (AAMDSIF) and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) today launched the largest-ever study to research Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare bone marrow failure disease. PNH is characterized by the destruction of red blood cells, blood clots and impaired...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Apollomics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines to address difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced the completion of enrollment in its Phase 3 bridging study evaluating uproleselan (APL-106), an investigational, first-in-class E-selectin antagonist, added to a standard chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of adults with relapsed or...
NEW YORK, NY — Applied Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of novel drug candidates against validated molecular targets in indications of high unmet medical need, today announced it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for govorestat (AT-007)...
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — Argenx SE, a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases, today announced topline results from the ADDRESS study evaluating efgartigimod subcutaneous (SC) (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc) in adults with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF). The ADDRESS...
Tempe, AZ – The human brain is an incredibly adaptable organ, often able to heal itself even from significant trauma. Yet for the first time, new research shows even brief contact with a common herbicide can cause lasting damage to the brain, which may persist long after direct exposure ends....
PASADENA, Calif. – Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced ARO-DUX4 as Arrowhead’s first muscle targeted investigational RNAi therapeutic candidate to utilize its proprietary Targeted RNAi Molecule (TRIMTM) platform. ARO-DUX4 is designed to target the gene that encodes human double homeobox 4 (DUX4) protein as a potential treatment for patients...