Research News

Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative solutions for people with cystic fibrosis (“CF”),  announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has granted Orphan Drug Designation to the Company's lead investigational drug, N91115, a novel stabilizer of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein.

Researchers are likely to have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of the common diabetes drug - metformin -- to inhibit the progression of pancreatic cancer.

Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) are likely to help predict a swiftly progressing joint disease, says a study.

Researchers have found a way to make an existing drug used to treat breast, lung and pancreatic cancers effective in small dosage, thereby reducing its usage and associated side effects in course of the treatment.

The risk of developing colorectal cancer in obese people is about 50 percent greater compared to the risk in lean people, says new research.

Obesity has an association with the formation of blood clots in the veins of children and adolescents, says a new study.

The National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), a premier institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is in talks with the West Bengal government to introduce a cholera vaccine ahead of the peak season as a preventive measure.

The Zika virus, spread by a day-biting mosquito and possibly linked to serious birth defects in Brazil, has the potential to spread within the Americas, including parts of the US, researchers have warned. The Zika virus, native to parts of Africa and Asia, has for the first time been introduced into the Americas where it is spreading locally among people who have not travelled abroad.

A 59-year-old man was the first case dying of implications after infection from a mutated strain of influenza, Greek authorities announced on Thursday.

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cellular defect in patients with Parkinson's disease, and identified a sequence of pathological events that can trigger or accelerate premature death of certain neurons in the brain seen in this disease.