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Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity
American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease.
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Astra Zeneca får EU-godkänt för Lynparza mot bröstcancer
Läkemedlet Lynparza har godkänts för behandling av vuxna patienter med tidig bröstcancer. Godkännandet är baserat på resultat från fas III-studien Olympia.
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The first vaccine derived from cowpox
The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the world’s first smallpox vaccination, and a medical breakthrough had occurred.
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Ny medicinsk chef på Alligator
Immunterapibolaget Alligator Bioscience i Lund har utsett Sumeet Ambarkhane till Chief Medical Officer, CMO.