Cyberdyne’s (OTC Pink: CYBQY) HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) lower-body exoskeleton, touted to be the world’s first cyborg – type robot, received a FDA approval to start offering its exoskeleton in the U.S through licensed medical facilities in January 2018. This device can support, enhance and...
PhaseBio’s (NASDAQ: PHAS), PB2452 is the new drug on the block, which has received a breakthrough therapy status from the FDA in April 2019. The company’s stock rose by almost 32%, on the day it announced the news. It acts as a reversal agent for...
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...
Gonorrhoea, caused by a bacterial pathogen N. gonorrhoea, is the second most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the U.S alone. The data made available by Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that in 2017, a total of 555,608 cases of gonorrhoea were reported...
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...
The Muscular Dystrophy Association describes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) as a fatal, X-linked genetic neuromuscular disorder that leads to progressive, irreversible loss of muscle function, including the heart and lungs. It has an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern and is acquired by a “Carrier” mother. Globally, 1 in...
Stem Cell Therapy is emerging as the future of therapeutics for numerous diseases and disorders which have hitherto been unaddressed. The growing awareness of the regenerative powers of stem cells, along with rising research and development expenditure on stem cell technology will drive the growth...
Parkinson’s is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, cognitive impairment, etc. An estimated one million people in the USA are currently battling this disease, with over 60,000 new diagnoses each year. The cost of healthcare is a staggering $25...
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,...
On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, an engineer working for Motorola and credited with the invention of cell phone, made the first public cellphone call. 10 years after that first call, Motorola introduced DynaTAC phone for public use in 1984, after being approved by the...
