For countless patients experiencing persistent fatigue or unexplained pain, the journey toward a diagnosis is often a long and frustrating odyssey through the healthcare system. These non-specific symptoms, which can signal anything from a benign condition to a life-threatening malignancy, present
A groundbreaking collaboration is set to address a critical paradox in modern medicine, where potentially life-saving therapies for ultra-rare diseases are abandoned not for lack of scientific merit, but due to insufficient commercial appeal. The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) and
Today we sit down with Dr. Ivan Kairatov, a veteran biopharma expert whose work at the intersection of medicinal chemistry and computational biology is pushing the boundaries of treatment for central nervous system disorders. For decades, the neurokinin-1 receptor, or NK1R, was a tantalizing but
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors heralded a new dawn in cancer treatment, yet their promise remains unfulfilled for the vast majority of patients who show little to no response to these potentially life-saving drugs. This central paradox has left clinicians and researchers searching for a
As millions of people around the globe clock in for shifts that extend into the late hours and overnight, a large-scale study has revealed a concerning and previously underappreciated occupational hazard connected to their work schedules. This comprehensive investigation provides significant new
For millions grappling with the profound and persistent darkness of major depression, the journey to find an effective treatment can be a long and disheartening road, but a landmark clinical trial has now provided powerful evidence that an implanted medical device offers substantial and lasting
