Category: Biological

Lymphoma trial failure endangers Roche’s Gazyva growth plans as Rituxan biosims loom | FiercePharma

Roche’s Gazyva fell short in a late-stage lymphoma trial, jeopardizing the company’s expansion plans for the Rituxan follow-up. As a new-and-improved version of Roche’s best-selling >>>

Posted: July 18, 2016 in Biological

Mayo Clinic researchers discover drug combination that helps immune system attack cancer cells | KurzweilAI

Effects of combination drug treatment on tumor size in square millimeters over 67 days for multiple mice (credit: Soraya Zorro Manrique et   Source: Mayo >>>

Posted: July 17, 2016 in Biological

They’ll Have to Rewrite the Textbooks

Overturning decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the School of Medicine have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels >>>

Posted: July 17, 2016 in Biological

How to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s with a simple eye exam before symptoms appear | KurzweilAI

Monochromatic images of normal mouse retina at four wavelengths from blue (upper left) to red (lower right). Boxes in lower right show locations typical of >>>

Posted: July 15, 2016 in Biological

A young doctor fights to cure his own rare, deadly disease | Science | AAAS

After five near-death experiences, he is rallying doctors and scientists to his cause Source: A young doctor fights to cure his own rare, deadly disease >>>

Posted: July 13, 2016 in Biological

Discovery of new ovarian cancer signaling hub points to target for limiting metastasis – Scienmag

Credit: Tonks Lab, CSHL/Genes&DevelopmentCold Spring Harbor, NY – Like pancreatic cancer, cancer of the ovaries is notorious for being discovered at a relatively late stage >>>

Posted: July 10, 2016 in Biological

AIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue in Australia, scientists say – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The nation’s top scientists declare the end of AIDS as a public health issue, as Australia joins the ranks of a select few countries which >>>

Posted: July 9, 2016 in Biological

Paracetamol in pregnancy may be linked to autism

Mothers following NHS advice and taking paracetamol during pregnancy may be increasing the risk of their children developing autism, according to a new study. Source: >>>

Posted: July 8, 2016 in Biological

Next Big Future: Artificial pancreas likely to be available by 2018

Source: Next Big Future: Artificial pancreas likely to be available by 2018

Posted: July 4, 2016 in Biological

UZH – Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered

Source: UZH – Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered

Posted: June 30, 2016 in Biological, Environmental