BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BCLI), a Company focussed on developing autologous cellular therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, has been awarded the Buzz of Bio 2020 in the public therapeutic biotech category. The award recognises the efforts of Brainstorm in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, including progressive...
CRISPR, which is an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a revolutionary genome editing approach that helps change an individual’s DNA, by altering it at a specific location. The Crisper-Cas9, short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and CRISPR-associated protein 9,...
Niemann–Pick is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disease that is characterized by excessive accumulation of cholesterol and lipids in cells, leading to apoptosis and neural degeneration. The disease affects numerous body parts such as the brain, nerves, liver, spleen, bone marrow and lungs. Those suffering...
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) or “Bubble Boy Syndrome” is a rare genetic disorder caused by gene mutations that inhibit the functioning of immune cells. Children afflicted with this condition are healthy in appearance but are susceptible to severe infections, even a common cold can prove...
G1 Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GTHX) shares soared by almost 25% on the basis of news that it had a productive phase 2 meeting with the FDA for the company’s lead candidate Trilaciclib, a first-in-class myelopreservation agent that protects the bone marrow from damage by chemotherapy. The...
TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TGTX), a clinical stage company that is leading the innovation bandwagon in the field of novel therapies for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases has had a great run at the stock market so far this year. Its stocks have almost doubled in 2019 owing...
Mustang Bio’s (NASDAQ: MBIO) shares rose by almost 250% after its development partner, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, published study results that demonstrated that its experimental gene therapy could cure “Bubble Boy” disease or X-SCID, a severe combined immunodeficiency in infants. Figure 1 - Stock...
Erectile dysfunction (ED) commonly called impotence is a sexual dysfunction marked by the inability to develop or maintain an erection. ED though not fatal, can severely affect self-esteem, the ability to maintain a relationship and cause stress and dissatisfaction. Sexual arousal is caused by interplay of brain, muscles, emotions and blood muscles,...
