FDA OKs Odevixibat for Pruritus Associated With Rare Liver Disease

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved odevixibat (Bylvay, Albireo Pharma), the first treatment for pruritus associated with all types of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). PFIC is a rare disorder affecting an estimated one to two people per 100,000. The disorder usually appears within the first few months of life and causes progressive, life-threatening liver disease, often […]

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Cells create own detergent to clean up infections

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In recent years, scientists have discovered that non-immune system cells are surprisingly well armed to combat infection. Yale researchers have found a particularly powerful weapon in these cells’ arsenal—a protein that acts like a detergent to wipe out invading pathogens much like the way that Ajax cleans dirty dishes or sanitizes a kitchen countertop. This intracellular cleanser, the researchers say, […]

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Malaysia to seek assurances from Thailand over AstraZeneca vaccine

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FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will hold bilateral talks with Thailand to seek assurances there will be no disruption to the supply of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in its Southeast Asian […]

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Matthew Akiyama, MD, Receives NIDA Avenir Grant

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Avenir HIV/AIDs recipient Matthew Akiyama, MD, an assistant professor and clinician-investigator at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York City, is a blood-borne infections sleuth. With a 4-year, $2.5M Avenir Awards grant from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Akiyama and his colleagues plan to leverage the power of next-generation gene sequencing to further their work on […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Thirteen Lune to Launch In-store at J.C. Penney

Beauty & Balance

Thirteen Lune, the online platform selling Black- and brown-owned beauty brands, is expanding into retail in partnership with J.C. Penney Co. Inc. It’s a store-in-store concept as part of J.C. Penney Beauty — what the retailer calls its new beauty category. Focused on showcasing diversity, it’s launching online at jcp.com and in select locations in October, with more than 30 […]

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