Coronavirus COVID-19 AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine met primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19 By Staff Reports 10 months ago Positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate, AZD1222
Biotech Company News Biotechnology Clinical Trials Coronavirus Coronavirus COVID-19 Infection Control Infectious Diseases rare diseases Vaccines Moderna’s virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests By Staff Reports 10 months ago Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving highly effective in a major trial, a
Biotechnology cancer Prostate Cancer Urology Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers Report Positive Results for New Treatment Strategy for Localized Prostate Cancer By Staff Reports 10 months ago A Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center research team has found that focal high intensity focused ultrasound
Biotechnology Dermatology Immunotherapies Wound-Healing Biomaterials Activate the Immune System to Create Stronger Skin By Staff Reports 11 months ago Researchers at UCLA, Duke University and other collaborating institutions have developed a biomaterial that may
Biotechnology cancer Immunotherapies Kidney disease kidney function decline Immunotherapy Side Effect Could Be A Positive Sign For Kidney Cancer Patients By Staff Reports 11 months ago An autoimmune side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs could signal improved control of
Biotechnology cancer Cardiology Clinical Trials Gene Therapy Targeted inhibitor of mutated KRAS gene shows promise in early trial for lung, bowel, and other solid tumors By Staff Reports 11 months ago A novel agent that targets a mutated form of the KRAS gene – the most
Biotechnology Clinical Trials Diabetes drug development Kidney disease kidney function decline Clinical trial shows experimental drug safely slows progression of diabetic kidney disease By Staff Reports 11 months ago Patients with diabetic kidney disease can potentially be treated with a new investigational medication that
Clinical Trials Gene Therapy Ophthalmology Regenerative Medicine Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice By Staff Reports 11 months ago A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when
Biotechnology Clinical Trials Coronavirus Coronavirus COVID-19 Infectious Diseases rare diseases Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, finds breakthrough study By Staff Reports 11 months ago In a major breakthrough an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol,
Biotechnology Gene Therapy Ophthalmology Regenerative Medicine UCI-led study reveals significant restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy By Staff Reports 11 months ago A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the
Biotechnology Clinical Trials Coronavirus Coronavirus COVID-19 NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 By Staff Reports 11 months ago The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate
Biotechnology Clinical Trials Coronavirus Coronavirus COVID-19 rare diseases Dried blood spot sampling offers an inexpensive way to widen access to antibody testing for COVID-19 By Staff Reports 11 months ago Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting
Biotechnology cancer Cancer screening healthcare Healthcare IT News Promising breath-test for cancer By Staff Reports 11 months ago The global quest to use a person’s breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage
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Biotechnology cancer Cancer screening Clinical Trials drug development Promising treatment for aggressive childhood cancer By Staff Reports 12 months ago A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of
cancer Cancer Discovery Cell Therapy Vaccines New nanotechology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancer By Staff Reports 12 months ago One of the key challenges in developing effective, targeted cancer treatments is the heterogeneity of
Biotechnology cancer Study finds cancer mutations accumulate in distinct regions based on structure of genome and mutational causes By Staff Reports 12 months ago A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has
Biotechnology Clinical Trials Coronavirus rare diseases Vaccines Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well-tolerated, generates immune response in older adults By Staff Reports 12 months ago A Phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown
rare diseases Positive Results Reported in Study for the Treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C By Staff Reports 12 months ago A multinational clinical trial investigating a new treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC), reported
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