Memory disorders after viral infections focus of $8.7 million grant
More than half of the survivors of West Nile virus brain infections are left with memory disorders that make everyday tasks such as remembering the route from home to work…
New Biomarkers Discovered for IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a significant number of people across the world. In the US alone, roughly 3 million adults have the condition which causes serious gastrointestinal symptoms such…
Rolontis
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for Rolontis (eflapegrastim) HENDERSON, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 6, 2021– Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies,…
The Elimination of Hepatitis: A Goal for 2030
Hepatitis is a general term to describe inflammation of the liver tissue. It can arise from several causes, although the most common cause is a viral infection. It presents a…
Sleep and Menopause
Sleep disturbances alongside mood disorders urogenital symptoms, altered sexual function, and fatigue are some of the major symptoms associated with menopause. Menopause occurs when menstruation stops permanently due to the…
Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to…
Environmental Health Hazards: An Overview
What are environmental health hazards? Humans share an interactive relationship with the environment. Biological, physical, chemical, biomechanical, and psychosocial factors in the environment affect humans, who in turn exert an…
What makes us sneeze?
A tickle in the nose can help trigger a sneeze, expelling irritants and disease-causing pathogens. But the cellular pathways that control the sneeze reflex go far beyond the sinuses and…
pacritinib
pacritinib CTI BioPharma Announces Acceptance of NDA Granted with Priority Review of Pacritinib for Treatment of Patients with Myelofibrosis SEATTLE, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced that the U.S.…
Prince Harry Speaks To Australian Farmers On Mental health
Communal Spirit Prince Harry recently delivered a powerful message to farmers in Australia in which he addressed the issue of mental health. Preceding the commencement of Invictus Games, Prince Harry and Meghan, his wife,…