Nobel Prize 2024 in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Two US Scientists for their Discovery of How Gene is Regulated
Table of Contents Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were named the recipients of the Nobel Prize 2024 in Physiology or Medicine for their extensive research that led to the discovery of microRNAs, small nucleic acids important to gene regulation. This announcement was made on October 7, 2024. The Nobel Prize, established by Alfred Nobel’s […]
Elon Musk’s ‘Blindsight’ Device, Enabling Blind People to See Receives FDA Fast-Track Approval
By Princesster Aflakpui Table of Contents Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink has been given a “Breakthrough Device” status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its experimental vision-restoring implant, Blindsight. This is a significant development for the field of neurotechnology. Musk claimed, in a tweet, that blindsight has the potential to help people […]
Elon Musk Neuralink’s 1st Revolutionary Brain Chip Patient Can Effortlessly Control Computer Mouse With The Mind
The patient who first received Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant has fully recovered and, even more remarkably, can now move a computer mouse on a screen simply by thinking, without any physical movement. Elon Musk disclosed this on Monday during an X Spaces event hosted by journalist Katherine Brodsky. “Progress is good, and the patient […]
Multi-Omic Testing Reveals Biomarkers Tied to Lifestyle
Multi-omic microsampling analyzes biomarkers in tiny blood samples, enabling personalized tracking of health changes linked to lifestyle factors.
Scientists Develop Pill that Monitors Vital Signs
A revolutionary ingestible pill can remotely monitor vital signs like heart rate in real time. Human trials are planned for this futuristic capsule.
FDA Approves First Gene Therapies To Treat Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The FDA approved the first two gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, to treat sickle cell disease. These one-time treatments come with a hefty price tag.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, pioneers of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine win the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their critical discoveries enabling mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Their groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines used worldwide.
RCN Introduces New Definition of Nursing Highlighting Safety-Critical Role
The Royal College of Nursing has published a new definition of nursing that emphasizes the safety-critical, complex role of nurses as decision makers and problem solvers.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Receives FDA Approval for Human Trials
Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, Neuralink, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct its first-in-human clinical trial, according to the company’s tweet on Friday. The trial will involve a small number of patients with severe paralysis who will be implanted with Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) device. The device is designed […]
Success achieved with the first-in-class oral anti-cancer drug, Inobrodib, by CellCentric and Sygnature Discovery.
An integrated project team at Sygnature Discovery worked collaboratively to design, synthesise, and support the pre-clinical development of Inobrodib, a new, first-in-class oral anti-cancer drug being developed by CellCentric. What are Androgens? Androgens are ‘male hormones’ including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. They carry out their actions through a receptor called Androgen Receptor (AR), which is expressed […]