Biotechnology
New Repurposed Drug Offers Hope for Hand Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is the use-related breakdown of cartilage in our joints. There is no cure currently available. However, new research points to innovative solutions ...
Moderna Present Positive data for mRNA Cancer Vaccine, Safety Concerns Remain: Experts
An experimental mRNA vaccine significantly reduced the risk of skin cancer recurrence and death in patients when used in combination with the immunotherapy Keytruda, Moderna and Merck announced this month. Skin cancer ...
The Research Behind Remdesivir
How a twice-shelved drug became the standard of care for the most widespread disease
Why Stem Cell Transplants for MS Work so Well
Researchers have pinpointed why stem cell transplants work so well for multiple sclerosis. A better understanding of these mechanisms should help the treatment approach, currently approved in only a few ...
Strange New Organ Transplant Methods Raise Urgent Questions
New techniques use organs from partially resuscitated people and look toward genetically modified pigs
South Korean Researchers Develop Neutralizer for New COVID-19 Strains
The more the virus mutates, the better the effect
Is the Lab-Made ‘80 Percent Lethality’ COVID Real?
Recently, the news about Boston University creating a new type of virus became a red-hot topic. It is said that the virus has a lethality rate of 80 percent. Is ...
Supplies Still Limited More Than a Year After Monoclonal Antibodies Authorized for Treating COVID-19
Despite being the only authorized outpatient medical therapy for preventing the worsening of COVID-19 symptoms in high-risk patients, there remains no steady supply of monoclonal antibodies from the federal government ...
Results for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Still Inconclusive More Than a Year After Emergency Authorization Issued
News Analysis Data on the effectiveness of convalescent plasma for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is still inconclusive despite more than a year since the federal authority first issued an emergency use ...
NIH to Fund Study of Repurposed Drugs to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced it will fund a large randomized clinical trial to assess whether existing drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...