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12 July 2019
Amgen and Novartis discontinue Alzheimer’s drug development programme
Amgen and Novartis have announced the discontinuation of their clinical development programme for CNP520 (umibecestat), a BACE1 inhibitor for Alzheimer’s disease, which the Arizona-based Banner Alzheimer’s Institute was also supporting.
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10 July 2019
UK to test subscription payment model for antibiotics
The UK Government has announced the trial of a subscription style payment system aimed at encouraging the development of new antibiotics to treat resistant infections.
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9 July 2019
Addex to lead mGlu7 NAM-focused PTSD consortium
Swiss-headquartered Addex Therapeutics has announced it will lead a consortium to develop small molecule negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) indicated to reduce fear memory in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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9 July 2019
US judge blocks HHS rule to disclose drug prices in TV ads
US District Judge Amit Mehta has blocked a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that would have mandated drug manufacturers to disclose the list prices of their medication...
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4 July 2019
Researchers model binding of drug to mitochondria protein
Scientists from West Virginia University (WVU) have mapped the structure of the mitoNEET protein on the outer membrane of the mitochondria and how diuretic furosemide attaches to it for the...
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27 June 2019
Study reveals impressive success of widespread HPV vaccination
Researchers from Laval University, Canada, have found that five to eight years after vaccination there was a significant reduction in the prevalence of multiple types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and...
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26 June 2019
USPTO reverses decision regarding interfering CRISPR patents
The Patient Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has changed its stance regarding an interference between ten patent applications from the University of...
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25 June 2019
Study shows human sperm keeps viability in micro-gravity
A preliminary study has revealed that human sperm samples exposed to micro-gravity conditions retain similar characteristics to those kept on Earth.
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21 June 2019
NICE recommends NHS use of Alimera’s Iluvien for NIPU
The UK’s drug pricing regulator the National Institutes of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Alimera Sciences’ Iluvien (fluocinolone acetonide) for NHS patients with recurrent non-infectious posterior uveitis (NIPU).
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19 June 2019
Researchers discover antibody that interacts with norovirus strains
Scientists from two US universities have identified an antibody that inhibits multiple strains of norovirus, a serious stomach virus responsible for 200,000 deaths a year globally.