Pruritus is characterized by an uncomfortable and persistent urge to scratch caused either due to a skin disorder or an underlying systemic disease such as atopic dermatitis, mycoses, chickenpox, hepatitis, Jaundice, chronic renal failure, cholestasis or NASH. These can be chronic in nature and affect...
The Canadian cannabis behemoth Canopy Growth Inc (NYSE:CGC), a global leader in diversified cannabis and hemp related products, entered into a definitive agreement with Acreage Holdings, Inc (OTCQX: ACRGF) that bestows it with the right to acquire 100 percent of the company’s shares at such time as cannabis production and...
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy related complication that affects over 5% to 8% of pregnancies or about 3,00,000 women in the US alone. An estimated 10,500 babies in the U.S, succumb to preeclampsia while others suffer from extensive damage owing to premature delivery. It is one of...
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...
