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By Fiona McLean Blood vessels are present everywhere in our bodies and deliver oxygen and fuel to organs to keep them working properly. Throughout our brains are a group of cells, which form a barrier between the blood and the nerve cells, called the ‘blood-brain barrier’. The main cell type present in the blood-brain barrier … Read More “The blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease” »
Roche announced on Thursday that its experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab failed to “meaningfully” slow or prevent cognitive decline in people at risk of a rare, inherited form of the disease. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the failure marks another blow to the hypothesis that targeting toxic protein plaque known as beta-amyloid … Read More “Roche’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab fails to prevent cognitive decline in people” »
By Dr. Pankaj Kumar Garg An oncologist needs to answer this question more frequently, especially in the recent times due to perhaps two major reasons – (a) a surge in the number of young women having breast cancer, and (2) a shift in the childbearing age due to multiple socio-economic and demographic reasons. Breast cancer … Read More “Can I get pregnant after breast cancer treatment?” »
A multi-state study conducted at over 50 community cancer clinics has revealed that people with advanced cancer who track their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had about a third better physical function and over 15 percent better control over their symptoms compared with those who were evaluated less frequently via personal clinical visits. The … Read More “Electronic surveillance study led to better control of symptoms among patients with metastatic cancer: Study” »
By Dr. Kanika Gupta With over 800,000 new cases each year, cancer has become a significant public health problem in India and it is now one of the ten leading causes of death in the country. According to data from population-based registries under the National Cancer Registry Program, the cervix, uterus and breast are the … Read More “Gynecological cancers in India: The right treatment approach to tackle the burden” »
David Bennett Sr. who was the world’s first human recipient of genetically modified pig heart has died. According to scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he may have died of ‘a porcine virus’ present in the pig’s heart. The scientists said in their latest report quoting transplant specialists. According to Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin, … Read More “World’s first human who got pig heat may have died of virus after transplant surgery: Scientists” »
BDR Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of a first in India generic – Furmecil which is an oral drug for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer on Wednesday. According to the pharma major, the anti-cancer drug has demonstrated high effectiveness with a favorable safety profile. The oral drug, popularly known as S-1, is a combination of … Read More “BDR Pharmaceuticals launches anti-Cancer drug for advanced Gastric Cancer” »
Nektar Therapeutics recently decided to stop all trials involving its key cancer drug due to its failure in multiple studies. However, this announcement dragged the drug developer’s shares down by 23 per cent in after-market trading. The trials that the durg maker stopped included those involving a combination of bempegaldesleukin with Bristol Myers Squibb Co’s … Read More “After Nektar stops clinical trials for key cancer drug its shares decline” »
