Sanofi scores FDA nod for $270K nanobody drug Cablivi, its first from the Ablynx deal Sanofi scooped up nanobody biotech Ablynx last year in a $4.5 billion deal—and now, the buyout may be starting to pay off. Cablivi, an Ablynx [...]

Analyzing Metagenome Helps Understand the Role of Bacterial Species in Crohn’s Disease Research on gut metagenome of patients with Crohn’s disease elucidates how it influences the taxonomic and functional composition of intestinal microbiota. Among the most common changes are the [...]

Sporadic Alzheimer’s in a Dish New cell model of most common form of Alzheimer’s points to molecular causes, drug target Harvard Medical School geneticists have created a new model-in-a-dish of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for more than 90 percent [...]

Study Links Protein, Clusterin, to Cardiac and Metabolic Diseases During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston Methodist Cancer Center have linked the protein clusterin—for the [...]

NIH-Supported Scientists Develop Tool to Measure Success of HIV Cure Strategies Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new assay to accurately and easily count the cells that comprise the HIV reservoir, the stubborn obstacle to [...]

New Leukemia Drug is More Effective and Easier to Use A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic [...]

Novel Protein Could Enhance Treatment For Breast Cancer Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found a new role for a protein discovered [...]

Rising Drug Prices Linked to Older Products, Not Just Newer, Better Medications It’s no secret that drug prices are increasing, but to what extent are rising costs explained by the advent of newer, better drugs? A study from the University [...]

NIH study implicates hyperactive immune system in aging brain disorders Results suggest a breakdown in brain cell waste system triggers a destructive immune reaction. In a study of flies, NIH scientists showed how the immune system may be a culprit [...]