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...
Standing Tall ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ: RWLK) recently received an approval for its ReStore exoskeleton system, indicated for rehabilitation of stroke victims, from the FDA. The company also manufactures ReWalk robotic exoskeleton, the first to receive FDA approval for personal and rehabilitation use in the United States. It...
Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OBLN), the manufacturer of the first and only FDA-approved swallowable, gas-filled intragastric balloon system to combat obesity, has announced the grant of U.S patent no. 10,264,995 entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING AND/OR CHARACTERIZING INTRAGASTRIC DEVICES. This will help expand the company’s...
Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCA) skyrocketed today based on news of promising data from its early stage clinical trials of GEN-009, its neoantigen vaccine candidate. There has been a stream of positive news from the company’s stables off late, including news of Journal of Clinical Oncology® selecting...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack healthy tissue causing inflammation, photosensitivity, oral ulcers, pleuritis, joint pain, arthritis, fever and a butterfly rash. In the long-run it can affect the kidneys, brain and heart as well....
Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) recently posted its first quarter, 2019 results. The company reported a net loss of $22.0 million, or $0.56 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $16.8 million, or $0.51 per basic and diluted share, for the first...
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a disease caused by the degeneration of glomeruli, the filtering system of the kidney’s and is caused by factors such as diabetes, lupus, sickle cell disease or use of anabolic steroids. It is characterized by a large amount of proteinuria,...
Sciatica also known as lumbosacral radiculopathy or radicular leg pain is a chronic pain condition that affects approximately 1 in 20 adults each year with over 40% of people likely to suffer from sciatica during their lifetime. A herniated vertebral disc is the most common...
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...
Migraine is a genetic predisposition to moderate-to-severe headaches caused due to stress, physiological factors such as lack of sleep, hunger and environmental triggers such as sensitivity to lights and sounds or hormonal changes in case of women. It manifests in the form of throbbing pain...
