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Viking Therapeutics’ weight-loss drug shows ā€˜positive’ results in early trials

US-based biotechnology company Viking Therapeutics Inc., reported ā€œpositiveā€ results from its early-stage weight-loss oral drug and the pill showed mild to moderate side.

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US regulator clears Merck’s lung therapy after ā€˜significant’ results

Ā HQ Team March 27, 2024: The US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has approved Winrevair therapy of Merck & Co., Inc., to.

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FDA attempts a second time to ban electrical stimulation devices

HQ Team March 26, 2024: The US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration plans to ban electrical stimulation devices due to ā€œunreasonable and.

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Opinion: Empty Nest syndrome grips elderly in southern Indian state

By Aparna S March 26, 2024: With a high literacy rate, the migration rates in India’s southern state of Kerala have always been.

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Novo to buy Cardior for $1.1b to expand cardiovascular segment

HQ Team March 25, 2024: Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s most valuable companies, will acquire Germany-based Cardior Pharmaceuticals, a firm that specialises.

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UK researchers get $2.1 million to develop lung cancer vaccine

HQ Team March 23, 2024: Researchers in the UK have won a grant of $2.14 million (€1.98 million) from the Cancer Research UK.

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First genetically edited pig kidney gets transplanted into a human

HQ Team March 21, 2024: Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, became the first human to receive a kidney from a genetically modified.

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Simple skin biopsy test can detect Parkinson’s disease: Harvard study

HQ Team March 21, 2024: An abnormal protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein present in the nerve fibres in the skin — the pathological hallmark.

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Negotiators must close Pandemic Accord talks fast: Global panel

HQ Team March 21, 2024: A panel consisting of Nobel laureates, former presidents and prime ministers have urged global negotiators of WHO member.

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Bristol Myers says liver cancer therapy trial improves overall survival rate

HQ Team March 20, 2024: Bristol Myers Squibb, a New Jersey-based drugmaker, announced it has met its primary goal of improved overall survival.

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