Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis announced finding diagnostic marker for deadly brain disease
On Nov. 24, 2022, researchers Kanta Horie and Chihiro Sato at the Tracy Family SILQ Center at Washington…
FDA approved first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the investigational gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec or…
FDA authorized Lucira COVID-19 & flu point-of-care test
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Lucira…
NIH awarded $12 million for antiviral therapeutic development
On Nov. 21, 2022, the National Institutes of Health awarded more than $12 million to three institutions for…
WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks and pandemics
On Nov. 21, 2022, the WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority…
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Pfizer and BioNTech report new data on Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster demonstrating improved immune response against Omicron sublineages
On Nov. 18, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from an analysis examining the immune response induced by…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine received expanded authorization in Canada as a booster in adults
On Nov. 18, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had granted expanded authorization for Nuvaxovid (COVID-19 Vaccine (Recombinant…
U.S. pandemic death toll higher than in 20 peer countries
On Nov. 18, 2022, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the U.S. experienced high COVID-19…
Peru reported first severe bird-flu outbreak
On Nov. 18, 2022, the World Health Organisation for Animal Health (WHO) announced that Peru had reported its…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 Diabetes
On Nov. 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) injection to delay the…
Pfizer and BioNTech advancd next-generation COVID-19 vaccine
On Nov. 16, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had initiated a Phase 1 study to…
CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved $12 million in recruitment…
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NIH researchers unlocked pattern of gene activity for ADHD
On Nov. 16, 2022, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had successfully identified differences…
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendation on screening for obstructive sleep apnea in adults
On Nov. 15, 2022, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a final recommendation statement on screening…
Roche received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its high-throughput test to detect monkeypox virus
On Nov. 15, 2022, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use Authorization…
FDA conditionally approved first drug to manage acute onset of pancreatitis in dogs Share Tweet Linkedin Email
On Nov. 15, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Panoquell-CA1 (fuzapladib sodium for injection) for…
Moderna’s BA.4/BA.5 targeting bivalent booster, mRNA-1273.222, met primary endpoint of superiority against omicron variants
On Nov. 14, 2022, Moderna announced that both of Moderna’s bivalent Omicron-targeting booster candidates (mRNA-1273.214 and mRNA-1273.222) trigger…
Researchers identified a pathway by which chronic hyperglycaemia reduces cell function
On Nov. 14, 2022, researchers discovered the pathway by which chronic hyperglycaemia reduces β-cell function. Their data also…
Pfizer and BioNTech received positive CHMP opinion for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster for children in EU
On Nov. 10, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced a booster dose of their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine…
The Pearl Oyster genome was sequenced
On Nov. 10, 2022, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with K….
University of Missouri study found Monkeypox mutations caused virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines
On Nov. 9, 2022, researchers at the University of Missouri announced they had identified the highly prevalent, specific…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine authorized in the United Kingdom for use as a booster in adults
On Nov. 9, 2022, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
Novavax phase 3 COVID-19 Omicron trial supported continued and future use of prototype vaccine as a booster
On Nov. 8, 2022, Novavax announced topline results from its Phase 3 Boosting Trial for the SARS-CoV-2 rS…
First ever clinical trial of laboratory grown red blood cells being transfused into another person
On Nov. 7, 2022, the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) reported that red blood cells grown in a…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in commercial chickens in Mississippi
On Nov. 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Yamhill County
On Nov. 4, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
Moderna received Health Canada authorization for second Omicron-targeting bivalent booster
On Nov. 4, 2022, Moderna announced that Health Canada had authorized the use of its BA.4/BA.5 Omicron-targeting bivalent…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in two non-commercial backyard flocks in Arizona and South Carolina
On Nov. 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated data for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster
On Nov. 4, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated data from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial demonstrating a…
$1.5 million gift supports Canine Genetics Lab at University of Missouri
On Nov. 3, 2022, the University of Missouri announced a $1.5 million gift from the Orthopedic Foundation for…