Breakthrough Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Developmental Epilepsy in Children
On Jun. 27, 2023, researchers from Tel Aviv University announced they have developed an innovative gene therapy that…
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IHME reported global diabetes cases to soar from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050
On Jun. 22, 2023, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reported that more than half a…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Medicine | Therapeutics
U.S. FDA approved first gene therapy for treatment of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
On Jun. 22, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sarepta Therapeutics’s Elevidys, the first gene…
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Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, died at 89
On Jun. 17, 2023, the Mississippi man known as “Case 1,” the first person to be diagnosed with…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Software | Therapeutics
Illumina unveiled AI software to predict disease-causing genetic mutations in patients
On Jun. 1, 2023, Illumina announced the new PrimateAI-3D, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that predicts with unprecedented…
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NIAID Service IDs 3,000 natural products for disease-fighting potential
On Jun. 1, 2023, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Cancer Institute reported…
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Milestones in Parkinson’s
Milestones in Parkinson’s illustrates advancements in the disease from James Parkinson’s essay on ‘shaking palsy’ to development of…
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FDA approved first topical gene therapy for treatment of wounds in patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek, a herpes-simplex virus…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
NIH launched $140 million effort to investigate genetic variation in normal human cells and tissues
On May 11, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced launching a new program, the Common Fund’s…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA approved first drug to treat agitation symptoms associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the supplemental approval of Otsuka Pharmaceutical…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
NIH researchers uncovered new details on rare immune disease
On May 3, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists announced that they had uncovered new details on…
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Genomes from 240 mammalian species revealed what makes the human genome unique
On Apr. 27, 2023, Zoonomia scientists announced they have have been cataloging the diversity in mammalian genomes by…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Vertex announced U.S. FDA approval for TRIKAFTA in children with cystic fibrosis ages 2 through 5 with certain mutations
On Apr. 26, 2023, Vertex announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the expanded use of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendation on screening for skin cancer
On Apr. 18, 2023, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a final recommendation statement on screening for…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Therapeutics
Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield to lead $70 million initiative to edit the microbiome
On Apr. 17, 2023, a new initiative led by Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield at the Innovative Genomics…
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Parkinson’s disease biomarker found
On Apr. 13, 2023, in an enormous leap forward in the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers announced…
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Biotechnology | Cardiology | Clinical Research | Disease | HIV | NIH | Non-Profit Research
Daily statin reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study found
On Apr. 11, 2023, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily…
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Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related macular degeneration
On Apr. 3, 2023, a study from the National Eye Institute (NEI) identified rare genetic variants that could…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Vaccine | WHO
WHO certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan as malaria-free
On Mar. 29, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for…
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Biology | CDC | Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
CDC reported increasing threat of spread of antimicrobial-resistant fungus in healthcare facilities
On Mar. 20, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Candida auris (C. auris),…
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FDA approved first treatment for Rett syndrome
On Mar. 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals’…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
FDA updated mammography regulations to require reporting of breast density information and facility oversight
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had published updates to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
British Columbia Institute of Technology received $14.5 million to support aerospace and life sciences training
On Feb. 14, 2023, the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced $14.5 million in funding for…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | WHO | Women's Health
WHO launched new roadmap on breast cancer
On Feb. 3, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI) Framework…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Experimental NIH Sudan virus vaccine protected Macaques
On Feb. 2, 2023, a National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures successfully…
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A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jan. 31, 2023, a team of researchers led by the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department…
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Risk of developing heart failure much higher in rural areas vs. urban
On Jan. 25, 2023, it was reported that adults living in rural areas of the United States have…
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Milestones in CRISPR
The Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by…
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Uganda declared end of Ebola disease outbreak
On Jan. 11, 2023, Uganda declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Prehistory | Therapeutics
2.6 billion-year-old ancestors of the CRISPR gene-editing tool resurrected
On Jan. 4, 2023, an international research group announced it had for the first time reconstructed ancestors dating…
