HealthQuill Articles by: HealthQuill
US scientists have blocked a protein that kills a variety of cancer cells in an experiment on mice, pointing to a new potential target for cancer treatment, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Drugs Health Research

US scientists block proteins that aid cancer cells’ group strategy to survive

HQ Team March 5, 2025: US scientists have blocked a protein that kills a variety of cancer cells in an experiment on mice,

Read More
In ancient Greece, King Midas wished for the golden touch, believing that unlimited wealth would bring him ultimate happiness. However, his dream quickly turned into a nightmare when his food—and even his beloved daughter—turned to gold.  Midas became trapped by his irrational desire, blinded by the allure of wealth without considering its consequences.
Health Opinion Research

Curbing the King Midas’ golden touch in you during modern times

By Aparna S March 4, 2025: In ancient Greece, King Midas wished for the golden touch, believing that unlimited wealth would bring him

Read More
Tau proteins in brain neurons can form neurofibrillary tangles, which are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and these abnormal proteins also accumulate in the dying cells in the retina of the eyes of the patients with the condition, investigators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found.
Health Pharma Research

Abnormal protein accumulation in patient’s eyes linked to Alzheimer’s

HQ Team March 4, 2025: Tau proteins in brain neurons can form neurofibrillary tangles, which are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and these

Read More
AbbVie Inc. will license a drug to treat obesity from Denmark’s Gurba A/S, a preclinical contract research services and peptide-based drug discovery, for about $2.2 billion to mark its entry into the obesity treatment space.
Drugs Medical Pharma

AbbVie inks $2.2b deal with Denmark’s Gurba, enters weight-loss market

 HQ Team March 4, 2025: AbbVie Inc. will license a drug to treat obesity from Denmark’s Gurba A/S, a preclinical contract research services

Read More
Thermo Fisher Scientific to buy Solvemtum’s purification unit for $4.1 billion in cash
Drugs Medical Pharma

Thermo Fisher to buy Solventum’s filtration unit for $4.1 billion in cash

HQ Team March 1, 2025: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., will buy Solventum’s purification and filtration business for $4.1 billion in cash to support

Read More
A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected in the outbreak has gone up to 146, the Texas Department of State Health Services stated.
Drugs Health Medical

Unvaccinated child dies in US, Texas state, due to measles disease

HQ Team March 1, 2025: A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected

Read More
Noland Arbaugh, 29, the first human to receive Neuralink’s brain implant, was able to play online chess and a video game using the device, according to a video posted by billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform.
Health Research

Mid-frontal brain folds key to schizophrenia: Zurich study finds

HQ Team February 27, 2025: The uniformity of brain folding in the mid-frontal area suggests a developmental trait common to people with schizophrenia,

Read More
cocoa beans are becoming expensive
Climate

Climate threatens global cocoa supply, chocolate prices set to soar by 2030

HQ Team February 27, 2025: West Africa’s cocoa-producing region is facing a climate crisis, with rising temperatures, threatening the quantity and quality of

Read More
Ultrasound of a baby
Drugs Health

Fetus treated with risdiplam for rare genetic disorder, a medical first

HQ Team February 27, 2025: A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals that administration of the oral drug

Read More
Eli Lilly will set up four new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US for $27 billion to further bolster its supply chains, according to a statement.
Drugs Medical Pharma

Eli Lilly to set up four manufacturing facilities in US for $27 billion

Eli Lilly will set up four new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US for $27 billion to further bolster its supply chains, according

Read More