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An international study, conducted by researchers from the Institute for Development Research (IRD), Inserm and Institut Pasteur and their Guinean partners (Donka University Hospital, Macenta Hospital, National Institute of Public Health, and University of Conakry, confirms that Ebola virus persists in the semen of survivors of the epidemic in Guinea, for up to 9 months after their recovery. These results, which recall the importance of monitoring survivors in order to prevent the risks of new epidemic outbreaks, are published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on 3 May 2016.

Edge Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to its investigational product EG-1962 for the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Aurobindo Pharma Limited announce that the company has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Zolmitriptan Tablets, 2.5 mg and 5 mg. This product is expected to be launched in Q2 FY16-17.

Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., announces that its product candidate CLBS03 (autologous expanded polyclonal regulatory T cells, or Tregs) for the treatment of recent-onset type 1 diabetes (“T1D”) was granted orphan-drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus with residual beta cell function.

H3 Biomedicine Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for its lead oncology drug candidate H3B-8800. The compound is an oral and selective small molecule modulator of splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1), which is being developed by H3 Biomedicine as an anticancer therapeutic agent for the potential treatment of select hematologic malignancies.

NinePoint Medical, Inc., has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its Real-time Targeting feature for its flagship product, the NvisionVLE Imaging System. In addition, the first procedures with this new system were performed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The European Commission has granted orphan drug status to Cytori Therapeutics' broad range of Cytori Cell Therapy formulations when used for the treatment of hand dysfunction and Raynaud’s Phenomenon in patients with scleroderma.

AstraZeneca announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for the investigational MEK 1/2 inhibitor, selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) for adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III or IV differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). AstraZeneca acquired exclusive worldwide rights to selumetinib from Array BioPharma Inc. in 2003.

Two linked papers in The BMJ this week shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with breast cancer and heart disease.The first study reports that high fruit consumption during adolescence may be associated with lower breast cancer risk, while the second study finds that increasing alcohol intake in later life is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

A new study in which researchers rapidly screened more than 11,000 bioactive molecules for activity against an antibiotic-resistant strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria identified multiple compounds with potent antimicrobial activity. These active compounds included two existing drugs, azidothymidine, an antiviral used to treat HIV infection, and spectinomycin, an antibacterial agent used to treat gonorrhea, as reported in ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies website until June 11, 2016.