Epilepsy

Nov 16, 2020

Potential and growth of the current market The major drawback of the current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is their modest efficacy even at best; therefore, many patients require as many as four concurrent AEDs and contend with their host of side effects. The epilepsy market has witnessed several approvals in the l...

Jun 17, 2020

50 million people globally have dementia, and out of all the dementia cases, Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for about 60–70% of cases, says the WHO. Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease, a common cause of dementia that affects behavior, memory, and thinking abilities of an individual. Mostly the symptom...

Mar 05, 2020

Killing brain tumors with the help of CAR-T CAR-T cell therapy is a technique which involves modifying patients' T cells to aim proteins associated with cancer that have revolutionized some of the blood cancers treatment. However, the technique has so far shown low potential in solid tumors like aggressive brain...

Aug 05, 2019

Failure in suppressing epilepsy; steps away from seizure-freedom Epilepsy, a central nervous system disorder that hinders the normal functioning of the brain, and leads to abnormality and loss of awareness. It affects over 70 million people worldwide, wherein nearly a quarter of patients with seizures have drug-...

Jun 11, 2019

Lilly tests the efficacy of Tirzepatide-a novel dual GIP, GLP-1 agonist Eli Lilly is planning to test its diabetes drug Tirzepatide in a phase 2b Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) trial. Tirzepatide, also known as LY3298176, has been excellent in reducing body weight and blood sugar in patients with poorly co...

Apr 03, 2019

What exactly is Marijuana? In a layman language, Marijuana is the dried buds and leaves of a plant Cannabis sativa favored in warm, wild tropical climates. Earning names like pot, ganja, weed, hemp, hash, etc. it contains around 104 active cannabinoids (CBD). What they do is, they mimic the signal producing che...

Mar 26, 2019

World Epilepsy Day This World EPILEPSY Day fight to #endepilepsy. Educate people about epilepsy and raise awareness. #AimForZero. Turn purple for #purpleday.

Mar 25, 2019

What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which mainly affects the central nervous system. It is a chronic and non-communicable disorder associated with unpredictable seizures which affect the body and can result in injuries hence is a physical condition too. Anyone can develop Epilepsy at any a...

Jan 23, 2019

The differences between the ‘software’ of humans and monkey brains have been disclosed by neuroscientists for the very first time using a technique that tracks single neurons. They found that brains of human compromise robustness for greater efficiency in processing of information. The results might help in explain...

Oct 11, 2018

SNAPSHOTS: Copiktra receives FDA approval for CLL and FL, Relief for tazemetostat developers after FDA lifted partial clinical hold, Conference highlights from 19th WCLC The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has granted approval to Verastem’s Copiktra (duvelisib), for the treatment of patients with...