Artificial Intelligence (AI) made retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
On Apr. 10, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a…
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Edwards study of NFL alumni cohort found majority suffer From heart disease without knowing it
On Apr. 7, 2024, Edwards Lifesciences announced the release of data from the HUDDLE study that examined the…
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Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
On Mar. 27, 2024, researchers from Trinity College Dublin announced they had recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two…
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In a first, genetically edited pig kidney was transplanted into a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Harvard Medical School physician-scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital announced they had successfully transplanted a…
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FDA approved nonsteroidal treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
On Mar. 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat (givinostat) oral medication for…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Therapeutics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer
On Mar. 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first gene therapy for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy
On Mar. 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Orchard Therapeutics’ Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), the…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first treatment for patients with liver scarring due to fatty liver disease
On Mar. 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH researchers identified brain connections associated with ADHD in youth
On Mar. 13, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had discovered that symptoms…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medical Device
FDA cleared first Over-the-Counter continuous glucose monitor
On Mar. 5, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for marketing the first over-the-counter (OTC)…
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C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2™ Blood Test Receives MHRA Medical Device Certification in the United Kingdom
On Feb. 24, 2024, C2N Diagnostics (C2N) announced the medical device registration from the United Kingdom’s Medicines and…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Disease | Medicine | Neurology | Oncology | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency awarded $56 million for clinical research, $21.3 million for Shared Labs program
On Feb. 23, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the world’s largest institution dedicated to regenerative…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
On Feb. 16. 2024, Roche announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xolair…
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Japan first in the world to approve Dupixent (dupilumab) for chronic spontaneous urticaria
On Feb. 16, 2024, Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in…
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China builds world’s most detailed human genome with ‘enormous’ implications for disease treatment
On Feb. 2, 2024, Chinese scientists announced they have assembled the world’s most detailed human genome yet, a…
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Agriculture | Disease | Infectious Disease | Influenza | WHO
Avian influenza A(H10N5) and influenza A(H3N2) coinfection reported in China
On Jan. 27, 2024, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the World Health…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Therapeutics
Washington University’s Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research building dedicated
On Jan. 25, 2024, dozens of noted scientists, philanthropists, and Washington University, state and local leaders celebrated the…
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Small robot made big difference for cochlear implant patient at Oregon Health & Science University
On Jan. 24, 2024, Oregon Health & Science University announced that Pamela Runner, 77, of Corvallis, became the…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
CRISPR Therapeutics announced FDA approval of CASGEVY for treatment of ransfusion-dependent beta thalassemia
On Jan. 16, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved CRISPR Therapeutics’ CASGEVY…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Swissmedic Authorises CSL’s HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) as First Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
On Jan. 15, 2024, CSL announced that Swissmedic had authorised HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first and currently only gene…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | Women's Health
NIH-supported researchers created single-cell atlas of the placenta during term labor
On Jan. 10, 2024, an National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported study announced an n atlas revealing the…
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‘LEQEMBI’ (Lecanemab) approved for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in China
On Jan. 9, 2024, Biogen and Eisai announced that humanized anti- soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody ‘LEQEMBI’…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
PNNL created Center for Artificial Intelligence
On Dec. 14, 2023, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that it had…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Therapeutics
Alberta researchers revealed full structure of ‘ancient genetic parasite’ implicated in human diseases
On Dec. 14, 2023, the University of Alberta announced that a study published in Nature sheds light on…
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Pfizer completed acquisition of Seagen for $43 billion
On Dec. 14, 2023, Pfizer announced it had completed the acquisition of Seagen, a global biotechnology company based…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists unveiled complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain
On Dec. 13, 2023, for the first time ever, an international team of researchers announced they had created…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Vaccine | Women's Health
Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic Present Positive New Data from Phase 1 Study of Breast Cancer Vaccine
On Dec. 6, 2023, Anixa Biosciences announced updated positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Oncology | Therapeutics
World’s largest genetic project unveiled incredible new data
On Nov. 30, 2023, in a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank announced that it had unveiled…
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The White House lanuched Initiative on Women’s Health Research
On Nov. 13, 2023, the White House announced the first-ever Initiative on Womenﾒs Health Research, an effort led…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved interchangeable biosimilar for multiple inflammatory diseases
On Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Amgen’s Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub)…
