Broken String Biosciences (“Broken String”), a genomics company building a technology platform to drive the development of cell and gene therapies that are safer by design, today announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A investment round, co-led by Illumina Ventures and Mérieux Equity Partners, with contributions from HERAN Partners, and existing investors […]

The first randomized trial to evaluate postprocedural anticoagulation (PPA) in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) did not associate significant benefit — or significant harm — with any of the three tested regimens relative to placebo. There has been a signal from nonrandomized studies that PPA […]

You are what you eat, according to the adage. But it’s not just the body that’s impacted. According to research from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood can affect food choices, weight gain and even the microstructure of the brain. The study, appearing in Communications Medicine, a Nature journal, finds […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the JAK inhibitor momelotinib (Ojjaara) for myelofibrosis patients with anemia, according to a press release from maker GSK. Momelotinib is the fourth JAK inhibitor to be approved by the agency for myelofibrosis but the only one indicated for patients with hemoglobin levels below 10 g/dL. It’s […]

A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease. Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is widely accepted as the first event that leads to Parkinson’s. But the new study suggests that a dysfunction in the neuron’s synapses -; the tiny gap across which a neuron can send an impulse to another […]

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the United States have increased for 8 weeks in a row. Data from Florida and Georgia signal that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season has begun. As for flu shots, experts say patients with long COVID should get them this year, although federal health agencies have not addressed that specific question. Paul […]

After 61 days of observation, NYU Langone Health doctors this month completed the longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body. About the procedure The procedure, known as a xenotransplant, which involves the transplant of an animal organ into a human, was performed on July 14, 2023, and led by […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A new meta-analysis has shown that SGLT2 inhibitors do not lead to lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared with usual care or placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. However, no major safety issues were identified with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in […]

Given the rising rates of depression, a recent paper in Nature Mental Health looks at the effect of a range of lifestyle factors in relation to the brain structure, immune function, metabolic pathways, and genetic mechanisms, that are responsible for depression. Study: The brain structure, immunometabolic and genetic mechanisms underlying the association between lifestyle and […]

As a marketing pro, you know how tough it can be to capture the attention of potential clients and keep them. There are more than 10,700 digital advertising agencies in the U.S., giving business owners a lot of options. So, if you want to stand out, you need to be more than an expert in […]