CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB), a leading microbiome therapeutics company, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has indicated studies for SER-155 may proceed under an Investigational New Drug (IND) application. SER-155 is an investigational oral, rationally-designed, cultivated microbiome therapeutic designed to reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal...
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WALTHAM, Mass. — Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that AstraZeneca Seroquel’s first-line patient share grew two percent since last year’s patient-level claims data analysis of prescribing trends in bipolar disorder. During this same time period other atypicals...
MUNCIE — Christopher Burrows got the best possible treat last Halloween. That’s the day he and his mother, Claudia Burrows, brought home Stitch, the service dog they’d been working toward for the past year. Claudia has ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, while Christopher has autism...
VALENCIA, Calif. — SetPoint Medical, a clinical-stage healthcare company dedicated to patients with chronic autoimmune diseases, announced that it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its novel neuroimmune modulation platform for people living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Breakthrough...
Linköping, Sweden – A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The identified proteins could be used to tailor treatments to the individual based on the expected severity of the disease. The study, led by researchers at Linköping University in...
It’s a warm Tuesday afternoon and the Shalvey family is enjoying the sun out on their patio while their dogs, Sam and Jerry, run around the yard. Add in their white picket fence and the image is idyllic – but not uncommon for Bill and Lynne and their two daughters,...
Tokyo, Japan – Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory disease that causes the harmful accumulation of tiny clumps of cells called granulomas in the body. In most cases, sarcoidosis manifests in the lungs and lymph nodes. However, in approximately 10% of patients, the heart is affected; this condition is known as...
BOSTON, Mass. – About eight million people live with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) worldwide, a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing β-cells (pronounced “beta”) in the pancreas, leading to a lack of insulin and inability to regulate blood sugar. It’s not known why...
Matsumoto, Japan – Early detection and treatment of hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis via genetic counseling are crucial. Yet, not all at-risk individuals seek genetic counseling, and management for presymptomatic carriers remains unclear. To tackle these knowledge gaps, a research team from Japan conducted a retrospective study on over 200 people who...
CLONMEL, Ireland – Shorla Pharma Limited (‘Shorla’), a specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced today that it has submitted, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing, its application for its SH-111 oncology drug designed to treat T-cell leukemia. SH-111 is a lifesaving treatment that is often in shortage and the...