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BioNTech signs deal with UK for personalised cancer therapies

BioNTech SE has signed a deal with the UK government to enrol up to 10,000 patients in clinical trials by the end of 2030 for personalised cancer therapies, the German drug maker said.

Reuters

Participant taking part in experimental trial for Alzheimer's drug dies suddenly

A 65-year-old has died after taking part in an experimental clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease, with a new study saying their passing could have been related to the drug

Daily Mirror

Grandfather is free of leukaemia ten years after being diagnosed thanks to pioneering treatment at The Christie

"Thanks to the clinical trial I now have no detectable disease which is fantastic.”

Manchester Evening News

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Man with terminal cancer cured after taking new drug

Welder from Greater Manchester said he ‘wouldn’t be here’ without the trial

The Independent UK

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

On Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced the results of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer’s disease. The verdict: an 18-month treatment with lecanemab slows functional and cognitive loss by 27 per cent in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The study…

The Conversation

Study Method Finds Two Blood Pressure Drugs Equally Effective

A large VA clinical trial found that the blood-pressure">blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Aust trial treats COVID-19 blood clots

A clinical trial has pinpointed the most efficient level of blood thinning treatment needed for patients hospitalised with COVID-19.

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Wall Street Loves This 1 Strong Buy Stock Right Now

Wall Street looks bullish on Biogen’s (BIIB) prospects after the company’s success during the Phase 3 clinical trial of lecanemab. The drug could boost the company’s financials significantly as it could herald a new era for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Its bright growth prospects have earned it a Strong Buy…

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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities said on Thursday.

Reuters

The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity has taken notice

After finding success investing in the more obviously lucrative corners of American medicine — like surgery centers and dermatology practices — private equity firms have moved aggressively into the industry’s more hidden niches: They are pouring billions into the business of clinical drug trials.

Tribune News Service

Trial offers new hope for Alzheimer's Disease treatment

Hunter residents at high risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease will be given access to a clinical trial involving a breakthrough drug that appears to slow the development of the disease.

Newcastle Herald

With one dose, new drug may cure sleeping sickness. Could it also wipe it out?

This often fatal disease found in many African countries is painful and lengthy to treat. But a single oral dose proved incredibly effective in a clinical trial, raising hopes of eradication.

WEKU

How a new clinical trial is aiming to improve the lives of people living with MS

A new treatment to repair the damage the disease causes could be on the horizon, thanks to a ground-breaking study underway in Tasmania.

ABC News

Drug proven to slow decline in Alzheimer patients

Lecanemab, a newly developed drug, has showed promising results in clinical trials among Alzheimer patients

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‘Momentous breakthrough’: New Alzheimer’s drug lives up to bold claims, with caveats

Data supports claims that a new drug reduced cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's patients by 27 per cent in a clinical trial.

Insider UK

Scottish healthtech start-up secures NHS Lothian contract

The latest deal follows a successful clinical trial with NHS Lanarkshire

Wales Online

New clinical trial will test whether infections need antibiotics

At present, medics may sometimes give out antibiotics unnecessarily because it is not clear whether an infection is caused by bacteria

The New Daily

New antibiotic: Successful clinical trial for ‘superbug’ killer

A new drug, QPX9003, developed by Monash University researchers, and offers some real hope to holding off a predicted 'superbug' catastrophe.

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World-first clinical trial in Perth could lead to breakthrough treatment for children with sarcoma

A world-first clinical trial involving pet dogs is underway in Perth, and is hoped to uncover a new treatment for children with sarcoma.

The New Daily

World first: Two people get lab-grown blood cells

In a world first clinical trial, red blood cells that were grown in a laboratory have been transfused into two people.

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Is This Biotech Stock a Rising Star in the Making?

Shares of oncology-focused biotechnology company Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) have plummeted more than 70% in price year-to-date due to its poor financials and the broad-based market sell-off. However, the company is advancing its drug candidates via research breakthroughs, clinical trials, and strategic initiatives. Given the company’s constant progress, can this biotech…

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Needle-free COVID-19 vaccine trial begins on the Sunshine Coast in Australian-first

An Australian-first clinical trial for a new needle-free COVID-19 vaccine has begun on the Sunshine Coast, in good news for those who fear the jab.

ABC News

Teletrial program to deliver specialised health care to thousands of regional and remote Australians

Australians living in regional and remote parts of the country could soon have access to specialised health care for diseases such as cancer as a Queensland-led telehealth program expands nationally.

ABC News

Patients receive transfusion of laboratory-grown blood in world-first clinical trial

Volunteers receive a transfusion of blood grown in a laboratory from stem cells of donors to see if it lasts longer than blood donated from a standard transfusion.

The Independent UK

‘Exciting’ development in tackling untreatable high blood pressure

Those who took a new drug during a clinical trial were found to have significantly lower blood pressure after other traditional medicines had failed.

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