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Ylva Trolle Lagerros: ”Vissa borde få läkemedel mot obesitas subventionerat”
Som ledande expert på obesitas har Ylva Trolle Lagerros synts mycket i media på sista tiden. I en intervju med Life Science Sweden talar hon om stigmat kring fetma, om hur biverkningar från den nya sortens fetmaläkemedel kan undvikas, och om vilka patienter hon anser bör få läkemedel mot obesitas subventionerade.
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Trump in new push to lower drug prices
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to sign an executive order to lower the cost of prescription drugs to the same levels paid in other wealthy countries — something he claims could reduce prices by 30 to 80 percent.
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Spanska Ferrer säkrar europeiska rättigheter för ALS-kandidat
Nederländska bioteknikföretaget Prilenia Therapeutics har ingått ett licensavtal med det spanska läkemedelsföretaget Ferrer för att ta företagets enda läkemedelskandidat vidare genom klinisk utveckling och vidare i Europa.
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Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decided to make a change from within. Life Science Sweden meets Lina Nordquist, Member of Parliament for the Liberals and their spokesperson on healthcare policy, to have a conversation about reality, politics, and the need for writing.
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Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications
Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according to a large American study where the connections between GLP-1 receptor agonists and the risk of a variety of health outcomes have been examined.
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Anna Törner: ”Mom, do you think you’ll ever get married again?”
”I realize I’m slowly descending into that familiar statistical rabbit hole, where life’s biggest uncertainties are reduced to point estimates and confidence intervals”, Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”
Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a possible explanation for why the disease is more prevalent in northern Europe.
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Blodprov för Alzheimers får genombrottsstatus i USA
Ett blodprov som utvecklas av läkemedelsföretagen Roche och Eli Lilly som stöd vid diagnosticering av Alzheimers sjukdom har nu tilldelats genombrottsstatus i USA.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals
A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in the ongoing opioid crisis in the US.
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Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”
Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.
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"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"
in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.
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Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit
A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.
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When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend
Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages
For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way
A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.
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Läkemedel för lupussjuka på väg att ta slut
Trots bristande evidens förskrivs läkemedel med hydroxiklorokin till covid-19-patienter runt om i världen. Nu rapporterar The Guardian att substansen, som är livsnödvändig för personer med olika lupussjukdomar, håller på att ta slut i flera länder.
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Första behandlingen mot sicklecellsjukdom godkänd
Första läkemedlet som angriper orsaken bakom sjukdomen får grönt ljus i USA – ”Har pågående diskussioner med EMA”
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Förklarar forskning med animerad film
Tecknade filmer ska förklara avancerad vetenskap för barn och för allmänheten. Det är förhoppningen med the Fair Journal, en vetenskaplig tidskrift som grundats av KI-forskaren Jonas Nørskov Søndergaard. Nu gäller det att få in de första artiklarna.
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Blodförtunnande kan minska demensrisken
En studie visar att patienter som tar blodförtunnande läkemedel mot förmaksflimmer kan halvera risken för demens.
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Lovande från Immunovia
Visar upp positiva resultat med sitt diagnostiska test för pankreascancer i retrospektiva studier.
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Tummen upp för Sobi
CHMP rekommenderar bolagets behandling mot blodsjukdomen hemofili A.
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EMA granskar Alprolix
Inleder genomgång av Sobis marknadsansökan.
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Presenterar data från två kliniska studier
Sobi och partnern Biogen visar upp nya resultat på kongress i Kanada.
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