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11th World Stroke Congress examines high stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries

11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, recovery and rehabilitation in 100s of sessions and oral posters.

22 Oct 2018

Takeda announces positive Phase 3 ALTA-1L data in first-line therapy for advanced ALK+ NSCLC

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced that intracranial efficacy data from the Phase 3 ALTA-1L (ALK in Lung Cancer Trial of BrigAtinib in 1st Line) trial showed improved intracranial progression-free survival (PFS) and intracranial objective response rate (ORR) with ALUNBRIG (brigatinib) compared to crizotinib among anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

22 Oct 2018

Gilead Sciences presents Phase 3 results of filgotinib in biologic-experienced rheumatoid arthritis at 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Galapagos NV today announced detailed results from the Phase 3 FINCH 2 clinical trial of filgotinib, an investigational, selective JAK1 inhibitor, in adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis and prior inadequate response or intolerance to biologic agents.

22 Oct 2018

ImmunoGen announces study results of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer therapy at ESMO 2018 Congress

ImmunoGen, Inc., a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer, today announced initial safety and preliminary anti-tumor activity from the FORWARD II expansion cohort assessing mirvetuximab soravtansine in combination with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab).

22 Oct 2018

X4 Pharmaceuticals announces clinical data of X4P-001-IO and Opdivo in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

X4 Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel CXCR4 antagonists to improve immune cell trafficking to treat cancer and rare disease, today announced results from a pilot study of X4P-001-IO in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma who are non-responsive to the anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo alone.

22 Oct 2018

Finnish study finds significant regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery

Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease that is usually treated with intranasal medication and nasal saline lavage. Endoscopic sinus surgery) is considered when CRS is difficult to treat. The surgery aims to restore ventilation of paranasal sinuses and reduce inflammation.

22 Oct 2018

High diet quality associated with lower risk of death in colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved their diets after being diagnosed, according to a new American Cancer Society study.

20 Oct 2018

Increased cardiorespiratory fitness associated with reduced long-term mortality

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no limit to the benefit of aerobic fitness.

20 Oct 2018

ApoE4 gene linked with chronic inflammation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease

While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease, not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

20 Oct 2018

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has awarded $1.55 million to an interdisciplinary team lead by Luis Rocha, a professor of informatics and the director of the NSF-NRT complex networks and systems program at the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.

20 Oct 2018

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration.

19 Oct 2018

Immunotherapy medicine found to be effective in treating uveitis

A team of researchers from the UCH CEU's Biomedical Sciences Institute has tested the efficiency of Bevacizumab, medicine used against cancer and in ophtalmology, to treat uveítis, thus stopping the inflammation from spreading.

19 Oct 2018

Study: Some countries take more time for reimbursement decisions on new cancer drugs

Some European countries take more than twice as long as others to reach health technology assessment decisions to reimburse new cancer drugs following their approval by the European Medicines Agency.

19 Oct 2018

Could we prevent Alzheimer's disease by treating herpes?

An exciting new paper suggests that over half of all cases of Alzheimer’s disease could be traced back to herpes simplex virus 1, which causes cold sores.

19 Oct 2018

Prion strain diversity may be greater than previously thought

The first example of prion strains that replicate independently in vitro and in vivo suggests that strain diversity may be greater than previously thought, according to a study published October 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jason Bartz of Creighton University, and colleagues.

19 Oct 2018

Ultromics expands multiple clinical trials for coronary heart disease to the U.S.

Ultromics is currently supporting multiple ongoing clinical trials including “Rainier”, based in the U.S., and “EVAREST”, in the UK.

19 Oct 2018

Incidence of stroke has risen steadily among marijuana users, show studies

11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and recovery in 100s of sessions and oral posters.

19 Oct 2018

Newly discovered compound shows potential for treating Parkinson's disease

A joint research group centered around Professor Hideyuki Okano and Associate Professor Jun Kohyama, Department of Physiology of the Keio University School of Medicine, together with a research group of Eisai Co., Ltd. has identified a compound that has the potential to be a treatment for Parkinson's disease by using dopaminergic neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from patients with familial Parkinson's disease.

19 Oct 2018

Scientists receive $5.1 million grant to develop stem cell-based therapy for blinding retinal conditions

Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and the Stein Eye Institute have been awarded a $5.1 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance the development of a novel therapy for blinding retinal conditions.

19 Oct 2018

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate colorectal and breast cancer health disparities.

19 Oct 2018

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11th World Stroke Congress examines high stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries

Takeda announces positive Phase 3 ALTA-1L data in first-line therapy for advanced ALK+ NSCLC

Gilead Sciences presents Phase 3 results of filgotinib in biologic-experienced rheumatoid arthritis at 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

ImmunoGen announces study results of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer therapy at ESMO 2018 Congress

X4 Pharmaceuticals announces clinical data of X4P-001-IO and Opdivo in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Finnish study finds significant regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery

High diet quality associated with lower risk of death in colorectal cancer patients

Increased cardiorespiratory fitness associated with reduced long-term mortality

ApoE4 gene linked with chronic inflammation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

Immunotherapy medicine found to be effective in treating uveitis

Study: Some countries take more time for reimbursement decisions on new cancer drugs

Could we prevent Alzheimer's disease by treating herpes?

Prion strain diversity may be greater than previously thought

Ultromics expands multiple clinical trials for coronary heart disease to the U.S.

Incidence of stroke has risen steadily among marijuana users, show studies

Newly discovered compound shows potential for treating Parkinson's disease

Scientists receive $5.1 million grant to develop stem cell-based therapy for blinding retinal conditions

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

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