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Trial to test monoclonal antibody for virus of growing concern

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which can cause severe respiratory and neurological diseases such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Credit: NIAID and CDC.

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Diabetic eye disease: The urgent need for early, non-invasive treatments

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Dr Catherine Beech , CEO at Exonate and Dr Pete Adamson , CSO at Breye Therapeutics discuss the need for better therapies to treat diabetic retinal disease and current progress in the field. Specific numerical values (steps) denote the severity of NPDR, with 47-53 describing the moderately severe disease. orally administered compounds.

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Integration of AI in imaging clinical trials 

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Sophie Winandy , Executive Director of Medical Imaging at ICON explores the benefits of AI and how it can be integrated throughout medical imaging within clinical trials. These advances are seen in many indications of imaging as it relates to drug trials – oncological, cardiovascular, metabolic, NASH, musculoskeletal and other.

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Trial sheds light on combined treatment for colorectal cancer

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Findings from the SUNLIGHT trial have revealed that the combination of trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab showed a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared to trifluridine/tipiracil alone. The trial was funded by Taiho Pharmaceutical in collaboration with Servier.

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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

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A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . It also detected potential disease-causing variants in a further 3.9% Context . The study . of patients. .

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Before Clinical Trials: The Long Game of Rare Disease Research

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

95% of rare diseases don’t have a treatment approved and won’t anytime soon. Over the next few decades, that drug made its way through clinical trials, securing approval in 2007—just 36 months before Rob was diagnosed in 2010. Uplifting Athletes (UA) is on a mission to change that. But what was truly remarkable?

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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

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William Erhardt , President, Head of Development & Operations of biotech Oligomerix, tells Lu Rahman about the company’s differentiated approach to developing disease-modifying therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. . Global dementia prevalence is expected to increase to 152 million in 2050, a 204% increase compared to 2018.

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