Academia

The Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis developed a new compound that blocks the life cycle of the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria.
The tiny heart organoids, dubbed “cardioids,” even begun beating similarly as real miniature hearts, making them the most realistic heart organoids developed to date.
Researchers at John Hopkins made their preliminary conclusions that the vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna did not cause the hearing loss.
The team has taken a fundamentally new approach to Alzheimer’s, and it centers around the hypothesis that there are multiple drivers causing the disease.
Forbes highlights its “30 Under 30" list who are beginning to make their mark in the biopharma and healthcare industries.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
FDA
The FDA further delays Iovance’s filing for its TIL therapy as it requests additional data on the treatment’s potency assays.
A new study from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests the development of dementia is associated with abnormal levels of plasma proteins, and these proteins may be predictive of dementia up to five years before a patient receives a diagnosis.
A recent Phase II trial show Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody evinacumab significantly reduced fasting triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Researchers are calling for a “paradigm shift” in indoor ventilation systems to combat COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens.
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