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UK’s First Birth Following Living-donor Uterine Transplantation

The woman who had undergone the first living-donor uterus transplantation (LD UTx) in the UK earlier in 2023 for absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI)...

Qfitlia (Fitusiran): A Novel siRNA-based Treatment for Haemophilia  

Qfitlia (Fitusiran), a novel siRNA-based treatment for haemophilia has received FDA approval. It is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) based therapeutic that interfere with natural anticoagulants such as...

Titanium Device as a Permanent Replacement for a Human Heart  

Use of “BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart”, a titanium metal device has enabled the longest successful bridge to heart transplant lasting over three months. The...

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Exploiting Bio-active Scaffolds to Restore Function

Self-assembled nanostructures formed using supramolecular polymers containing peptide amphiphiles (PAs) containing bio active sequences have shown great results in mouse model of SCI and holds immense promise, in...

Iboxamycin (IBX): a Synthetic Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic to address Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

Development of multi-drug resistance (MDR) bacteria in the past five decades have led to increasing research in search of a drug candidate to address this AMR...

Anti-Malaria Vaccines: Will New Found DNA Vaccine Technology Influence Future Course?

Developing vaccine against malaria has been among the biggest challenges before science. MosquirixTM , a vaccine against malaria has recently been approved by WHO. Although the...

Donepezil’s Effects on Brain Regions

Donepezil is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor1. Acetylcholinesterase breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine2, thereby reducing acetylcholine signalling in the brain. Acetylcholine (ACh) enhances the encoding of...

Selegiline’s Wide Array of Potential Therapeutic Effects

Selegiline is an irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) B inhibitor1. Monoamine neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, are derivatives of amino acids2. The enzyme...

Fibrosis: ILB®, Low Molecular Weight Dextran Sulfate (LMW-DS) Shows Anti-Fibrotic Effects in Pre-Clinical Trial

Fibrotic diseases are known to affect several vital organs in the body and are a major cause of mortality and morbidity. There has been...

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine: A Milestone in Science and a Game Changer in Medicine

Viral proteins are administered as antigen in the form of a vaccine and the immune system of the body forms antibodies against the given...

Aviptadil Could Reduce Mortality Among Severely Ill COVID Patients

In June 2020, RECOVERY trial from a group of researchers in Oxford University UK reported use of low-cost dexamethasone1 for treatment of severely ill COVID-19...

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Aviptadil Could Reduce Mortality Among Severely Ill COVID Patients

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