NIH Director Francis Collins describes evolution of existing collaborations and how the two agencies might facilitate development of gene therapy, such as by having a common template for regulatory review. Source Pink Sheet The National Institutes of Health is looking to build on its partnerships with the US Food and Drug Administration to tackle new
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Reyvow (lasmiditan) tablets for the acute (active but short-term) treatment of migraine with or without aura (a sensory phenomenon or visual disturbance) in adults. Reyvow is not indicated for the preventive treatment of migraine. “Reyvow is a new option for the acute treatment of migraine, a painful
Discoveries Could One Day Lead to New Drugs to Prolong Healthy Human Lifespan The discovery in the 1990s that a mutation in a single gene of an experimental worm could double its lifespan set off a stampede of research on the molecular biology of aging and triggered hopes that drug therapies or other interventions could
Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system developed by Yale scientists can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors that other forms of immunotherapies might miss, the researchers report Oct. 14 in the journal Nature Immunology. The new system reduced or eliminated
Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and cancer consists of two cellular families with different origins and functions. The research by academics from the Universities of Edinburgh and Bristol and funded by the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council, is published today [Tuesday 15 October] in Nature Communications. The distinguishing
Owkin publishes breakthrough research in Nature Medicine Owkin, which is developing machine learning technologies to advance medical research, today announces publication of a paper in Nature Medicine that showcases its breakthrough analysis of tumour biology using interpretable deep-learning models. The paper entitled ‘Deep learning-based classification of mesothelioma improves prediction of patient outcomes’ describes how Owkin
A California “human biohacking” bill calls for warnings on do-it-yourself genetic-engineering kits. Source Technology Review It’s going to be illegal in California to sell “gene-therapy kits” unless they carry a warning that says not to use them on yourself. Just one wrinkle: we’re not sure any such kit exists. Not yet, anyway. The consumer protection
The process could be harnessed as a treatment for osteoarthritis Source Duke Health Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found. Publishing online Oct. 9 in the journal Science Advances,
Researchers rapidly corrected finding through discussions on social media and preprints. Source Nature A study that raised questions over the future health of the world’s first gene-edited babies has been retracted because of key errors that undermined its conclusion. The research, published in June 2019 in Nature Medicine1, had suggested that people with two copies of a natural genetic mutation
Neurologic scores stabilized, seizures diminished with tailored antisense oligonucleotide therapy The researchers who developed a personalized antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for a little girl with a form of Batten disease — all in record time — have detailed their case in the New England Journal of Medicine. Timothy Yu, MD, PhD, of Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues explained how
