BioSpace News Archive

As the beta-amyloid theory of Alzheimer’s disease fades from prominence, many researchers are turning their attention to the role of inflammation. Although beta-amyloid is still very much a factor in the disease, many believe that it is an uncontrolled or faulty inflammatory and immune reaction to beta-amyloid that causes the majority of the cognitive damage.

David Lickrish took time to speak with BioSpace about the companies’ new drug, Jornay PM (methylphenidate HCL Extended-Release CLL Capsules), and how it fits into the overall ADHD therapeutic market.

At Kite, Shaw will focus on turning around the company’s flagship CAR-T treatment Yescarta, as well as focus on the development of other cancer-targeting cell therapies.

Two separate analyses point to difficulties biosimilar manufacturers have had in carving out market share of branded drugs.

The new strategy uses the deactivated Cas13 enzyme to guide RESCUE to targeted cytosine bases on RNA transcripts.

The companies indicate they hope to continue data analysis to better understand the disease and will present anything relevant at a future scientific meeting.

Researchers last year identified a gene, mEAK-7, that now appears to play a significant role in how lung cancer metastasizes.

A recent study found that combining a well-known breast cancer drug with a lung cancer drug, at least in cells in the laboratory, was significantly more effective in killing cancer cells.

It was a typically busy week for clinical trials, with announcements in a wide variety of indications. Here’s a look.

Although it has no confirmation that personal or protected health information was viewed without authorization, Northwood, Inc. (“Northwood”) in Madison Heights, Michigan announced today that it has taken action after becoming aware of an incident in which an unknown third party gained access to an employee email account