Small but mighty, viroids are disease-causing infectious strands of RNA that can self replicate. Unlike viruses, they don’t possess any proteins of their own.
Category: pharma & healthcare
Celebs Raise Awareness For Women’s Heart Health At Go Red For Women 2023 Red Dress Collection Concert
Celebrities joined forces to fight women’s heart disease at the American Heart Association’s 2023 Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection concert.
When Launched, Gene Therapy Roctavian Will Be Administered Mainly In 340B-Eligible Treatment Centers, Where It Will Be Substantially Discounted In Price
If approved, the gene therapy Roctavian will likely launch at a list price of ~$2.5 million. But experts anticipate considerable discounts in most instances of sales, as many hemophilia A patients will have the product administered in a 340B-eligible t…
Changes To Social Security Age Eligibility Cut Benefits, And Run Counter to Troubling Decline In U.S. Life Expectancy
Proposals in Congress seek to increase the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits to 70. The age at which people qualify for 100% of Social Security is already transitioning to 67 by 2027. These changes cut benefits and run counter to the…
Hepatitis C, The Disease, Epidemiology, Treatment, Eradication Part 1: The Disease
First in a series, here we explain what hepatitis C is and how it affects the body, as well as explore the barriers to curing hepatitis and propose new strategies to eliminate the disease.
CAR T Cell-Like Therapy To Treat T Cell Leukemia (T-ALL)
Here we discuss a study published in the journal BMJ investigates a promising new approach inspired by CAR T therapy on mouse models.
Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Live Longer?
Intermittent fasting is unique to other forms of dieting because you do not necessarily have to change what you eat to see results. Now, a recent study from the University of Utah hints that it may also help you to live longer.
Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells May Soon Be Available For Safe Transfusions
The National Health Service recently launched a world-first clinical trial that tests the safety of transfusing lab-grown blood cells into patients.
Inherited Differences In Antibody Genes May Explain Variable Responses To Covid-19 Infection
Genetic differences from person to person may influence the antibodies they develop to SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.
Will Nasal Vaccines Lift Us Out Of The Pandemic?
Nasal IgA antibodies may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Unfortunately, our current vaccines fail to boost IgA. Can nasal vaccines provide a way forward?
