Lund – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that preclinical data on its candidate drug tasquinimod, a small molecule immunomodulator, are now available on the company’s website. The data were presented at two poster presentations at the 63rd ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The results presented...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital sheds light on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes in childhood cancer survivors for better prevention and treatment. At a younger age, childhood cancer survivors can experience chronic conditions such as diabetes, typically associated with older individuals. Researchers found...
PITTSBURGH, PA – A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain — not just age — may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. University of Pittsburgh clinicians and scientists report that the accumulation of...
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose extended core biopsy led to an initial diagnosis of HGPIN were subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Paras Singh...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections were found to be a risk factor for failed eradication therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis who are resistant to neutrophil antibacterial functions, according to the results of a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Infections caused by P aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis are often treated with antibiotics,...
Boston, MA — To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth—common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns—low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per day) may be as effective as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended high-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to three 500-milligram pills taken...
Despite taking medication, many epileptic children still suffer from associated seizures. Now Saudi Arabian researchers might have undertaken the first steps to change this. Epileptic seizures are abnormal electrical discharges in the brain which are usually accompanied by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness or convulsions. These do...
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. — PreludeDx, a leader in precision diagnostics, has unveiled data from an analysis of over 700 early-stage invasive breast cancer patients for AidaBreast™ – a novel biosignature that predicts 10-year recurrence rate and radiation therapy (RT) benefit – at the 41st Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference (MBCC)....
Boston, MA — Infants born to women with pre-gestational type 2 diabetes who take second-line non-insulin antidiabetic medications (ADMs) during pregnancy are at no higher risk of major congenital malformations (MCMs) than infants born to those who take insulin, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School...
London and Hong Kong — Prenetics Global Limited (NASDAQ: PRE), a leader in genomic and diagnostic testing, is proud to announce the formation of a new Prenetics Scientific Advisory Board (the ‘SAB’) to provide strategic input based on their scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to help guide the further development...