FDA issued EUA for Pemgarda (pemivibart) for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in certain adults and adolescents
On Mar. 22, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for Pemgarda…
Eledon Pharma announced use of tegoprubart in first-ever transplant of genetically modified kidney from a pig to a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40L antibody, was used as a…
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…
COVID reduced global life expectancy by 1.6 years
On Mar. 14, 2024, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released all-cause mortality, life expectancy, and…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science News | 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…
Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer
On Mar. 13, 2024, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced that a blood test intended for screening for…
Wegovy received FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with known heart disease or obesity
On Mar. 8, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for use of Novo…
Hugel Received FDA Approval in the U.S. of Letybo (letibotulinumtoxinA-wlbg) for Injection for Treatment of Glabellar Lines
On Mar. 4, 2024, Hugel America announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on its…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Life Science News | NIH | Therapeutics
New antibodies target ‘Dark Side’ of influenza virus protein
On Mar. 1, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had identified antibodies targeting…
CDC | COVID-19 | Life Science News | Therapeutics | Vaccine
CDC Advisory Committee recommended older adults able to receive additional dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 28, 2024, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) announced a recommendation for adults ages…
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) awarded $56 million to fund various clinical…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
First Tissue Bank May Help Solve Mystery of Long COVID Misery
On Feb. 22, 2024, the University of California, San Francisco (UC, San Francisco) launched the world’s first tissue…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
Fred Hutch to lead new federal Cancer Screening Research Network
On Feb. 21, 2024, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced it was at the helm of a new…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine
CPRIT approved almost $100 million in grants to advance the fight against cancer in Texas
On Feb. 21, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had approved $98,592,155…
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…
European Commission approved first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, CASGEVY for reatment of SCD and TDT
On Feb. 13, 2024, CRISPR Therapeutics announced that the European Commission had granted conditional marketing authorization to CASGEVY…
Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Alaska Department of Health confirmed first fatal case of Alaskapox virus
On Feb. 9, 2024, the state of Alaska Department of Health Alaska Department of Health confirmed the first…
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…
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…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science News | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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…
Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | FDA | Life Science News | 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…
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…
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…
‘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’…
Molecular jackhammers’ ‘good vibrations’ eradicate cancer cells
On Dec. 19, 2023, a research team led by Rice University reported they found that the atoms of…
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science News | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
PNNL created Center for Artificial Intelligence
On Dec. 14, 2023, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced that it had created the…
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…
ZURZUVAE (zuranolone) CIV, a landmark treatment for women with postpartum Depression, available in the U.S.
On Dec. 14, 2023, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics announced ZURZUVAE (zuranolone) 50 mg (two 25 mg capsules per…
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…
FDA approved first gene therapies to treat patients with sickle cell disease
On Dec. 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two milestone treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, representing…