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FDA approves test for opioid use disorder risk assessment
By LabPulse.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a test designed to determine if a patient is at risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD).
December 21, 2023
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Bristol Myers Squibb acquires Karuna for $14B
By LabPulse.com staff writers
Bristol Myers Squibb has made an agreement to buy biotech firm Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion, an acquisition that gives the firm a promising experimental treatment for schizophrenia.
December 22, 2023
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Sanford to launch rural precision medicine program in Upper Midwest
By LabPulse.com staff writers
Sanford Health has announced a new genomics-based rural population health program in partnership with Helix.
December 15, 2023
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Two new directions in Parkinson’s testing
By Liz Carey
Two recent Parkinson’s announcements suggest a new biomarker test panel coming, as well as cell culture systems for studying Parkinson’s in the laboratory.
December 11, 2023
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FDA approves CRISPR-based gene therapy, cell-based gene therapy for SCD
By LabPulse.com staff writers
The FDA has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy for the treatment of VOCs in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). It is the first CRISPR-based gene therapy to receive FDA approval.
December 8, 2023
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King's College London, bit.bio collaboration launched to build multicell brain models
By Matt Limb
A collaboration has been launched in the U.K. to build multicell models of the human brain deemed vital to develop novel therapies for neuronal and psychiatric disorders.
December 5, 2023
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Potential drug target to prevent small vessel disease identified in study
By Matt Limb
Scientists say lab-grown small blood vessels used in new disease models point to a theoretical potential treatment for a major cause of stroke and vascular dementia.
November 29, 2023
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U.K. regulators approve 'world-first' sickle-cell gene therapy
By Matt Limb
U.K. medical regulators have approved a “world-first” gene therapy that aims to cure two blood disorders: sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. They are the first regulatory body to approve the treatment.
November 20, 2023
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Networks of wearable sensors capture body sounds to improve patient monitoring
By Nick Paul Taylor
Researchers have developed soft, miniaturized wearable devices to continuously capture the sounds of breathing and other bodily functions.
November 16, 2023
A health care worker places the wearable devices across a patient's chest to capture sounds throughout the lungs that are associated with breathing. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University.
U.K. trial approved for Hunter syndrome gene therapy
By Matt Limb
U.K. regulators have approved the “first ever” trial of a revolutionary gene therapy for young children diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a rare lysosomal storage disorder.
November 9, 2023
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Genomics England, Oxford Nanopore to collaborate on sequencing rare diseases
By Matt Limb
Genomics England and Oxford Nanopore Technologies have announced a strategic research partnership to resolve undiagnosed rare disease cases.
November 7, 2023
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Study: Blood test improves bipolar disorder diagnosis through biomarkers
By Matt Limb
Diagnosis of bipolar disorder could be improved using a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition, say researchers.
November 2, 2023
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