Intestinal permeability and an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine are both associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). These findings are revealed in a new study in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the...
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The Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research: Dr. Leigh Hochberg, Dr. Conor Walsh, and Dr. Sabrina Paganoni. Their “BrainGate+SoftRobotics” team from Brown University, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is creating a series of technologies intended...
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. under which Otsuka obtains exclusive rights in Europe to commercialize donidalorsen, an investigational prophylactic treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE). Ionis will maintain responsibility for the non-clinical and clinical development...
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced a clinical program update for LN-145 TIL therapy in non-small lung cancer (NSCLC). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed...
BUFFALO, NY- February 9, 2024 – A new research perspective was published in Oncoscience (Volume 11) entitled, “IPIAD- an augmentation regimen added to standard treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using already-marketed repurposed drugs irbesartan, pyrimethamine, itraconazole, azithromycin, and dapsone.” In this new paper, researcher Richard E. Kast from IIAIGC Study...
PARIS, France and BOSTON, Mass. — Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) and Skyhawk Therapeutics today announced the signing of an exclusive worldwide collaboration to discover and develop novel small molecules that modulate RNA for rare neurological diseases. The agreement includes an option pursuant to which Ipsen would acquire exclusive license...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — IRIDEX Corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California, and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, today announced the first patient enrollment in a collaborative medical research study and registry evaluating the treatment of glaucoma with MicroPulse® Transscleral Laser Therapy (TLT) using Iridex’ Cyclo G6® Laser and...
Ireland’s relative lack of immigration and pure gene pool has made its people a great test study for degenerative brain disorders. So says consultant neurologist at Beaumont Hospital Professor Orla Haridman, who is also clinical professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin. The professor is concentrating on research on Motor...
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – IRLAB Therapeutics, a company discovering and developing novel treatments for Parkinson’s disease, today announced that the US FDA has granted an end-of-Phase 2 meeting for the mesdopetam program on February 20, 2024. “The end-of-Phase 2 meeting is an important milestone for the mesdopetam program. The further development...
Barcelona, Spain – Fibrosis is associated with various chronic and life-threatening conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, and cardiovascular diseases, among others. These conditions collectively contribute to a substantial portion of mortality in developed countries, making fibrotic diseases a critical health problem requiring attention, research, and innovative approaches...