Can GLP-1 obesity therapy restore NK cell function?
Irish researchers have shown that GLP-1 treatment can restore natural anti-cancer immunity via NK cells in people with obesity.
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Irish researchers have shown that GLP-1 treatment can restore natural anti-cancer immunity via NK cells in people with obesity.
The EMA’s safety board verifies that amfepramone-containing products for obesity should not be sold, due to higher-associated health risks.
EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) finds the benefits of amfepramone medicines do not outweigh their risks and addressed possible links between COVID-19 vaccines and menstruation.
Work is underway to create a collaborative virtual research institute (VRI) to support the fundamental research and subsequent clinical translation of precision medicine in Abu Dhabi, as well as the United Arab Emirates more broadly. Here, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses the project with the Head of the new…
New draft guidance means thousands of obese Brits could benefit from Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy™ (semaglutide), a drug shown to improve weight loss.
Market capitalisation (MCAP) for the top bio/pharma companies grew 24.9 percent in 2021, with BioNTech and Moderna entering the top 20 for the first time.
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy™ reduced body weight by 15.2 percent versus 2.6 percent with placebo in Phase IIIb study.
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
Here, EPR explores some highlights of the UK’s new Life Sciences Vision for the pharma, biopharma and biotech industries, covering topics from funding to regulatory reviews and clinical trial innovation.
In its latest meeting the CHMP recommended eight medications for approval, 17 medicines for indication extension and concluded reviews of two COVID-19 treatments.
European Pharmaceutical Review reports on some of the latest developments in treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
The EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) began two new reviews and wrote guidance for healthcare professionals on the potential side effects of Strimvelis, Venclyxto and Zolgensma.
After 75 percent of obese patients treated with semaglutide lost at least 10 percent of their body weight, the drug has been submitted for regulatory approval in the UK, Europe and US.
Liraglutide (Saxenda) will be offered to adults with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia and a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
A Fortune report reveals the best 10 places to work in the US biopharmaceutical industry.