Category Archives: Vascular Biology

The pandemic has put the health care industry under a global spotlight. Biotechnology and big pharmaceutical firms are front and center as the world races toward a vaccine for COVID-19. There may be many winners, and there may be a few losers, but the current crisis has reminded the world that we are living in a new age of science Continue reading →

The significance of excellent sleep sleep that isnt fragmented, disturbed or inadequate is acknowledged as a cornerstone of wellbeing by nearly all well being professionals. Scientific research have proven that fragmented sleep causes persistent irritation and may contribute to psychological well being and neurological problems akin to main despair and Alzheimers illness, a Berkeley Information launch stated.1 Lack of sleep additionally impacts your immune system by lowering protecting cytokines, in response to Mayo Clinic.2 Fragmented sleep is related to atherosclerosis,3 a buildup of fatty plaque within the arteries usually referred to as clogged or hardened arteries that may end up in deadly coronary heart illness.4 Heart problems kills 12,000 People every week, which is excess of the reported COVID-19 toll of 1,000 folks a day.5 Nonetheless, the precise means that poor sleep induces atherosclerosis has not been clear.6 Now, U.C Continue reading →

Entrenched in a legal battle with their manufacturer thats evidently blocking them from making their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Inovio is making some leadership changes. Gene Kim will be president of Inovio Asia, while Mammen (Anza) Mammen jumps aboard the biotech as SVP, clinical development, and is slatedoversee development of Inovios DNA vaccine candidateINO-4800. An ex-CFO at VGX Pharmaceuticals, Kim had previously been the CFO of AfreecaTV and video game developer WeMade Entertainment, both South Korean companies. Continue reading →

Study Published in JCI Insight sheds light on the importance of using both transcriptomics and genomics for patient tumor interrogation to gain actionable insight CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: NH), a next-generation, evidence-based, personalized healthcare company, today announced the publication of a study in JCI Insight, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to biomedical research from preclinical to clinical studies Continue reading →

Valery LEBOVKA, FACTS In most cases, the main symptoms Covid-19 are fever, cough, shortness of breath. But if the disease is transferred hard, it can include acute renal failure, damage to internal organs and obscure blood clots. At the same time, in recent years, more physicians have come to the conclusion that the virus is, in fact, may be aimed at the vessels and not the lungs, writes National Geographic. Continue reading →

Dr Jaco Laubscher, a physician from Stellenbosch specialising in vascular biology, explains why Covid-19 is a vascular and not a respiratory disease and suggests a treatment protocol that works. Video: YouTube By IOL reporter Jun 17, 2020 Share this article: The debate rages on about what kind of disease Covid-19 is and how it should be treated. Continue reading →

BOSTON, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imara Inc. (Nasdaq: IMRA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat patients suffering from rare inherited genetic disorders of hemoglobin, today presented interim results from its ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial of IMR-687 in adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) at the 25th European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress. Continue reading →

Experts have identified abnormal blood clotting in some Covid patients. Photograph: iStock Covid-19 is mercurial. When it first emerged in humans, we soon saw that it hits the lungs hard: the virus and our bodys response to the virus can destroy all-important tissues in our airways. Continue reading →

Scientists have found a potential new way to promote blood clotting that could be used to help develop treatments for Von Willebrand Disease, the most common genetic bleeding disorder. Continue reading →

May 21, 2020 07:00 ET | Source: Imara, Inc. Continue reading →