In sufferers of Parkinson’s disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the ‘Parkinson’s protein’, are found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now, a new method developed at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals how the composition of cell membranes seems to be a decisive factor for how
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pralsetinib Treatment for Thyroid Cancer Blueprint Medicines Announces Submission of New Drug Application to FDA for Pralsetinib for the Treatment of Advanced RET Mutant and RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancers Print this page CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today
Print this page Rockland, MA and New York, US, JUNE 30, 2020 – EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Bavencio (avelumab) for
Swedish krona notes and coins sit in a cashier’s till. Linus Hook | Bloomberg via Getty Images Sweden’s currency, the krona or crown, has strengthened against the euro in the last three months, as the country went against the grain in its response to the coronavirus pandemic and kept much of its public and business
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 1 2020 George Mason University Professor Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin, received $156,581 from National Health Promotion Associates for a project aimed at preventing prescription drug use among high school students. Griffin is a professor of global and community health in Mason’s College of Health and Human Services. His research focuses
Some sleep patterns in infancy were associated with psychotic experiences and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms in adolescence, a cohort study from England found. Among 7,155 mother-child pairs, children whose mothers reported that they had irregular sleep routines in childhood, and frequent night awakenings at 18 months, were significantly more likely to have psychotic symptoms
So what happened? When states reopened to try to save the economy, the fate of this pandemic shifted from government mandates to personal responsibility. But many are not heeding that responsibility, instead letting their guard down too early due to popular misconceptions: If the economy is open, the pandemic is getting better, right? No. “This
We know that it has been harder for people to stay active over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy stretches to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these stretches with you. Each stretch includes descriptive information and a video to
A doctor in Richmond, Virginia, has had his medical license suspended after misreading the mammograms of at least 18 women. They were told they were clear when the mammograms actually showed evidence of cancer. Dr. Michael John Bigg is a radiologist and the former owner of the Allison Breast Center. According to the profile for
One and a half years after the surgery that transformed his life, Andy Sandness meets the widow of the donor.
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Research from Aston University and Loughborough University has shown free online resources for parents can help change their approach to tackling children’s fussy eating habits whilst cutting parental anxiety Who doesn’t worry about what their children eat? With around half of young children going through a ‘fussy eating’ stage, it’s understandable that many parents worry
Public health officials recommend that people wear non-medical, fabric masks in public places to help reduce the risk of COVID-19. That could help prevent an infected person from releasing droplets into the air and exposing others to the coronavirus. Now, researchers found the material that offers the best protection and can be easily used for
AMA: Federal Help Needed With PPE for Physician Practices The American Medical Association is asking the Trump administration to use the Defense Production Act to generate an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for physicians in all settings, including ambulatory care offices. The “ongoing shortages of PPE, especially N95 masks and gowns,” is the
Mental health charity Mind predicts a rise in the prevalence of mental health problems. Is the worst of this pandemic yet to come? A survey of more than 16,000 people during lockdown by the charity Mind has revealed the scale of the impact of the pandemic on people with mental health problems. More than half
Intermittent fasting is all the rage these days as more and more celebrities have sworn by this diet. It also helps that some research has already established its health benefits and its positive effect on weight management. However, diet alone is not the secret to fitness. It should always be coupled with regular exercise. Interestingly,
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Anthony Fauci, MD, told a Senate committee today that the United States could soon see as many as 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day if the nation does not figure out how to stem the current rising tide of new infections.
Professor Richard Gilbertson and his lab, before the COVID-pandemic There’s an atmosphere of excitement in Cambridge. After months of not being able to get into labs for anything other than COVID-19 research, universities are beginning to discuss how to reopen facilities. It’s a conversation that Professor Richard Gilbertson, a children’s cancer researcher and director of
Access to Care and Policy Diabetes Technology The Next Generation of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems for People with Type 1 Diabetes – Updates from Four New Clinical Trials The first day of ADA featured data on four clinical trials of the newest automated insulin delivery (AID) systems. In what was a packed (virtual) room, the
News Clinical Trials Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (adenovirus type 5 Vector) Received Military Specially-Needed Drug Approval in China Print this page Hong Kong, June 29, 2020 — This announcement is made by CanSino Biologics Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong
Treatment for Postoperative Pain Heron Therapeutics Receives Complete Response Letter for HTX-011 for the Management of Postoperative Pain Print this page SAN DIEGO, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of patients by developing best-in-class treatments to address some of the most important unmet patient needs, today
FDA Approves Dojolvi (triheptanoin) for the Treatment of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders Print this page NOVATO, Calif., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved
Doctors and nurses wearing protective gear treat a patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Monday, June 29, 2020. Go Nakamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas reported more than 6,900 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a record daily increase that brings the
A quality improvement initiative in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s National Hospital led to a significant reduction in treatment with intravenous vancomycin, an antibiotic used for resistant gram positive infections, which is often associated with acute kidney injury. The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, show the initiative reduceed vancomycin use in
A high percentage of postmenopausal women experience depression, and the risk is increased by factors including physical disabilities and having many children, scientists said. In a cross-sectional study of 485 postmenopausal women surveyed with questionnaires, 199 (41%) were found to have depression, reported Kevser Ozdemir, PhD, of Sakarya University in Turkey, and colleagues. Their study,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the reporters that there’s no going back to stricter measures, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted that on Wednesday he’ll tighten restrictions, especially at beaches, this Independence Day weekend. At least 19 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new infections. California
Our group of college friends planned to attend alumni weekend in June. But cancer and COVID changed our plans. Through a series of messages, and phone calls, we heard the news: it is cancer. The cancer diagnosis and treatment planning all happened during COVID. We still wanted to celebrate our friendship, so we planned our