Several biopharma companies reported late-stage Phase III clinical trial success Thursday. Here’s a look. Positive Pivotal NASH Data Sets Intercept Up for NDA Resubmission Intercept Pharmaceuticals reported positive topline results from a new interim analysis of its ongoing pivotal Phase III REGENERATE trial. The study is evaluating obeticholic acid (OCA) in liver fibrosis (scarring) due to nonalcoholic […]

In 2012, the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for their groundbreaking work on reprogramming mature cells into pluripotent stem cells capable of developing into any tissue type. Although the term stem cell was coined in 1868 by a German biologist, Ernst Haeckel, it was mainly […]

More than 55 million people were living with dementia as of 2021. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common source of dementia, is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. The number is likely to climb as the baby boomer generation ages. According to one estimate, the number of people who are diagnosed with dementia […]