Kokainberoende råttor knarkade mindre med semaglutid

Läkemedel som innehåller semaglutid minskade suget hos kokainberoende råttor i en studie från Göteborgs universitet.

A cluster contribution to European life science innovation and competitiveness?

Kraftig viktnedgång i nya Novo Nordisk-studier

Två aktuella läkemedelsstudier från Novo Nordisk visar betydande viktminskning hos personer med fetma utan diabetes. Wegovy och det nya läkemedlet amycretin vis...

Behandling för autoimmun sjukdom gav signifikant effekt i studie

Astra Zeneca rapporterar positiva resultat för sin läkemedelskandidat gefurulimab, som prövats i en sen klinisk fas som behandling för den sällsynta autoimmuna ...

Bibb redo för USA – i samarbete med distributör

Cancerdiagnostikbolaget Bibb Instruments har ingått en avsiktsförklaring med distributören Taewoong Medical med syfte att lansera bolagets eldrivna endoskopiska...

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”

The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), acc...

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Rising interest in CRISPR treatments

Treatments using CRISPR technology are emerging as one of the hottest medical trends in the United States – and the FDA is doing its best to promote the development.

Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company

Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in co...

Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system

”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and D...

Novo Nordisks Wegovy säljer sämre än väntat – trots stark tillväxt

Låga förskrivningstal i USA har under en tid väckt oro för Novo Nordisks tillväxt inom fetmaläkemedel – vilket även märks i läkemedelsjättens rapport som visade...

A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”

Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the dec...

Novo Nordisk tappar efter resultat från fetmastudie

Danska läkemedelsbolaget Novo Nordisk faller med runt 5 procent på börsen efter att ha aviserat resultat från fas III-studien Redefine 2 med Cagrisema.

Beta-blockers are often given unnecessarily, a study finds – “This will affect future practice”

Patients who have suffered a minor heart attack do not benefit from beta-blockers, according to a major new study that may change guidelines for cardiac care.

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Am...

Kennedy stoppar bidrag till vaccinalliansen Gavi

USA kommer inte längre ge ekonomiskt stöd till Gavi förrän den globala vaccinalliansen ”återvunnit allmänhetens förtroende”. Det meddelar USA:s hälsominister Ro...

Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed

Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borreb...

Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients

In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Bico säljer bolag inom in vitro-testning och digital patologi

Bioteknikbolaget Bico avyttrar Mattek och Visikol, som integrerades i Mattek operationellt förra året, till Sartorius Lab. Köpeskillingen är på 80 miljoner doll...

Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study

In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one...

Gilead står fast vid hivsatsning – trots hotad finansiering

Gilead Sciences planerar fortfarande att leverera sitt hiv-läkemedel till låginkomstländer om det godkänns i USA, trots osäker finansiering efter Trumpadministr...

The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine

The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast ...

“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...