New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) US researchers have identified a widely used antidepressant drug that could shrink the growth of tumour and help the immune system fight cancer.Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that selective serotonin...
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has thanked India for its commitment and support to the historic Pandemic Accord.After three years of negotiations, the Agreement was adopted by consensus...
Seoul, May 22 (IANS) Samsung Biologics, a biotech arm of South Korea's Samsung Group, on Thursday said it plans to spin off its biosimilar development business to streamline its operations and focus on its core contract development and manufacturing organisation...
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan has reported two additional cases of polio, following recent detection of the virus in two children from the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Ministry of National Health Services said in a statement on...
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The health of adolescents is at a tipping point, with more than 46 crore adolescents globally estimated to be obese and face several health and mental disorders by 2030, according to an analysis published by...
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Age-related decline in the immune system can have a measurable impact on CAR-T cell therapy -- one of the most advanced forms of cancer immunotherapy, according to a study.CAR-T therapy works by engineering a patient's...
Seoul, May 21 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently conducting an on-site inspection of Samsung Biologics' production facilities in South Korea, industry sources said Wednesday.According to the sources, the FDA launched the inspection at the company's...
Seoul, May 21 (IANS) Celltrion, a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, on Wednesday said it expects limited impact from recent US policy developments stemming from a drug pricing executive order signed by President Donald Trump.Last week, Trump announced an executive...
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India has reaffirmed its commitment towards global health equity at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva on Wednesday.Addressing the plenary session, the Indian delegation led by the Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava...
Seoul, May 21 (IANS) SK bioscience, a biotech arm of South Korea's SK Group, on Wednesday said it has won a patent lawsuit against global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer over pneumococcal vaccine components.In 2020, Pfizer filed a lawsuit with a Korean...
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A team of scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has found drugs with potential to treat neurodegenerative disorders...
Geneva, May 20 (IANS) In a historic move, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday formally adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement, after three years of negotiations.The Agreement, adopted by consensus by member countries of the WHO at the ongoing...