Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Hemophilia A, also called factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency or classic hemophilia, is a genetic disorder caused by missing or defective factor VIII, a clotting protein. Although it is passed down from parents to children, about 1/3 of cases are caused by a spontaneous mutation, a change in a gene.
When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world — except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchers in the dark.
NIH-funded preclinical studies suggest designer drug may treat ALS and spinocerebellar ataxia 2.
Major depressive disorder or clinical depression, or simply depression is defined as a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe …
An experimental treatment cured 100 percent of guinea pigs and rhesus monkeys in late stages of infection with lethal levels of Marburg and Ravn viruses, relatives of the Ebola virus.
According to the report, the global market radiopharmaceuticals were valued at nearly $5.1 billion and $5.7 billion in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Following innovation platforms on epigenetics and microbiome, BASF has created a third research platform on extraction and processes that already produces results.
House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) from a vote on Friday, which was designed to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), known as Obamacare.
Painkillers considered harmless by the general public are associated with increased risk of cardiac arrest, according to research published today in the March issue of European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.
On World Sleep Day, sleep experts encourage people to understand the value of healthy and solid sleep. Interrupted sleep is associated with significant health problems, both physical and psychological, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression and anxiety.