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An advisory committee of the USFDA has given a “favourable benefit-risk profile” for Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s experimental drug nirsevimab, meant to treat lower respiratory tract disease in newborns, according to a statement from the Paris-based firm.
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FDA’s advisory panel backs Sanofi, AstraZeneca’s investigational drug for newborns

HQ Team June 9, 2023: An advisory committee of the USFDA has given a “favourable benefit-risk profile” for Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s experimental drug.

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Diabetes medicine metformin cuts risk of developing long Covid by 40%

HQ Team June 9, 2023: Metformin, a cheap and widely-used diabetes drug, reduces the incidence of long Covid by nearly 40 per cent.

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AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company, has signed a deal, worth more than $2 billion, with Quell Therapeutics to develop cell therapies for treating autoimmune diseases.
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AstraZeneca signs $2 billion deal for autoimmune diseases

HQ Team June 9, 2023: AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company, has signed a deal, worth more than $2 billion, with Quell Therapeutics to.

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Researchers at the University of Central Florida have engineered a human tissue that draws mosquitoes to bite and feed on, and hope the platform can help study the pattern of how the pathogens the insects carry impact and infect human cells and tissues.
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Mosquitoes find engineered human tissue appetizing, boffins target vectors next

HQ Team June 9, 2023: Researchers at the University of Central Florida have engineered a human tissue that draws mosquitoes to bite and.

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The COVID-19 virus can fuse the brain cells that may lead to disruption in cell-to-cell communication resulting in ‘Brain fog,” and loss of sense of odors, researchers at the University of Queensland stated.
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Fusion of brain cells after COIVID-19 infection may cause ‘brain fog’: Study

HQ Team June 8, 2023: The COVID-19 virus can fuse the brain cells that may lead to disruption in cell-to-cell communication resulting in.

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Global health bodies in more than 100 nations are uniting to vaccinate children after COVID-19 waves severed supplies, shuttered clinics, and overburdened health services.
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Skin patch shows promise in desensitising toddlers to peanut allergy

HQ Team June 8, 2023: Peanut allergy is a serious health concern and nearly 2 per cent of the Western population suffers from.

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Oral semaglutide reduces HbA1c, weight in Type 2 diabetics, study reveals

HQ Team June 8, 2023: A new study analyzing the PIONEER (Peptide Innovation for Early Diabetes Treatment) clinical trials data has revealed the.

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Japan’s Eisai Co and Biogen Inc., have submitted a marketing authorisation application with the South Korean health authority for leqembi, an investigational drug to treat early onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Japan’s Eisai seeks marketing nod for Alzheimer’s drug in South Korea

HQ Team June 8, 2023: Japan’s Eisai Co and Biogen Inc., have submitted a marketing authorisation application with the South Korean health authority.

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The European Union has announced a 1.23 billion euro initiative to prevent mental health issues and find affordable treatments for its 84 million patients in the bloc.
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EU unveils €1.2 billion plan to tackle mental health crisis

HQ Team June 8, 2023: The European Union has announced a 1.23 billion euro initiative to prevent mental health issues and find affordable.

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Ingestible pill camera offers real-time control for gastrointestinal exploration

HQ Team June 7, 2023: A team of researchers at George Washington University has developed an ingestible pill camera that can be “driven”.

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