by Robin Foster and E.j. Mundell, Healthday Reporters | Sep 21, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Pharmaceutical
New details surfaced on Thursday on an unexplained neurological condition that struck a volunteer who was participating in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trial. In an internal safety report obtained by CNN, company officials describe how a healthy 37-year-old...
by Elise Reuter | Sep 4, 2020 | News, Pharmaceutical, Startups
Photo credit: GoodRx GoodRx’s app lets users search for self-pay discounts for prescriptions. goodrx In the deluge of digital health companies preparing to go public this summer, another one joined the ranks. A startup that helps users track the price of prescription...
by The Translational Genomics Research Institute | Aug 19, 2020 | News, Pharmaceutical
A review article authored by a researcher at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggests that following menopause, women are at higher risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a chronic condition...
by University of Chicago | Aug 18, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Pharmaceutical
First appearing in late 2019 in Wuhan City, China, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to cause sickness and death across the globe. Preexisting Researchers and scientists have been looking at multiple solutions to treat COVID-19, including repurposing approved...
by Lara Korte | Aug 17, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Pharmaceutical
When the latest coronavirus emerged, Jason McLellan and his team were ready to take action. vaccine McLellan, an associate professor of molecular biosciences at the University of Texas, has been studying respiratory diseases for years. In 2017, McLellan’s...
by Keck School of Medicine of USC | Jul 22, 2020 | BioPharma, News, Pharmaceutical
For years, a scientific puzzle has bedeviled researchers aiming to fight Alzheimer’s disease, a common and incurable form of dementia. The results of numerous lab investigations and population studies support the preventive potential of omega-3 fatty acids,...
