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FDA has granted full approval for Janssen Biotech’s Balversa drug to treat metastatic bladder cancer after clinical trials showed “significant” improvement in overall survival rates.
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Study sees rising cancer cases in young adults; death rates remain stable

HQ Team May 8, 2025: In a surprising and concerning trend, new research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that 14 types of cancer are.

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Pfizer Inc. stopped its trial of danuglipron for treating chronic weight management after an asymptomatic patient developed a drug-induced liver injury that was resolved after discontinuation of the oral drug.
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Pfizer stops development of an investigational drug to treat obesity

HQ Team April 15, 2025: Pfizer Inc. stopped its trial of danuglipron for treating chronic weight management after an asymptomatic patient developed a.

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Sonia Vallabh, a graduate of Harvard Law School and her husband  Eric Minikel, who holds a planning degree from MIT, re-engineered their careers to do research into prion disease when she was diagnosed with the disorder. Now their research may lead to a treatment if not a cure in the not-too-distant future, according to a statement from Harvard.
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Patient-scientist behind new gene-editing tool for prion disease

HQ Team April 10, 2025:  Sonia Vallabh, a graduate of Harvard Law School and her husband  Eric Minikel, who holds a planning degree.

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Scientists have converted cancer cells to healthy ones to treat a devastating pediatric cancer through a method called differentiation therapy.
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Scientists discover key protein AP2A1 that reverses cellular aging

HQ Team   February 20, 2025 – Researchers from Osaka University have identified a protein, AP2A1, that could hold the key to reversing.

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a prototype 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve that promotes tissue regeneration, potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries for adult and pediatric heart patients, according to a statement.
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US scientists make heart valves to aid tissue regeneration, avoid surgeries

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a prototype 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve that promotes tissue regeneration, potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries for.

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Novartis AG, one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies in terms of revenue, will acquire US-based Anthos Therapeutics Inc. for $3.1 billion to expand its cardiovascular pipeline.
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Switzerland’s Novartis to buy US-based Anthos for $3.1 billion

Novartis AG, one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies in terms of revenue, will acquire US-based Anthos Therapeutics Inc. for $3.1 billion.

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Billionaire Gautam Adani’s family plans to invest 60 billion rupees ($686.18 million) to set up two health campuses in the Indian cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad in association with Mayo Clinic Global Consulting, according to a statement.
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Indian billionaire Adani to invest $686.2m to build 2 health campuses

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s family plans to invest 60 billion rupees ($686.18 million) to set up two health campuses in the Indian cities of.

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Scientists have created an atlas of individual cells within the human brain region of the hypothalamus and identified new genes linked to obesity that may lead to novel therapies.
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New obesity, diabetic cures may emerge as scientists unveil brain atlas 

Scientists have created an atlas of individual cells within the human brain region of the hypothalamus and identified new genes linked to obesity.

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AstraZeneca’s drug for treating limited-stage small cell lung cancer got a recommendation for approval from an EU regulator panel, according to the British-Swedish drugmaker.
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EU panel gives a positive opinion for AstraZeneca’s cancer drug

AstraZeneca’s drug for treating limited-stage small cell lung cancer got a recommendation for approval from an EU regulator panel, according to the British-Swedish.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray in adults who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants for treating major depressive disorder.
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J&J’s nasal spray to treat major depressive disorder gets FDA nod

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray in adults who have had an inadequate response to at.

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