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Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines, the drug discovery division of Scripps Research, announced today that the FDA has cleared their investigational new drug (IND) application to study switchable chimeric antigen receptor T cell (sCAR-T) therapy in patients with autoimmune conditions. Patient recruitment for the phase 1 trial will begin soon.

Sandoz the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines announced the filing of an antitrust lawsuit in the US against Amgen, Inc. , for extending and entrenching the dominant market position of its blockbuster medicine, Enbrel etanercept, first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1998.

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum.

Mitochondrial diseases caused by POLG mutations vary in severity. In young children, these diseases can quickly result in brain damage and life-threatening liver problems while others suffer muscle weakness, epilepsy, and organ failure later in childhood. POLG mutations recently received media attention when Prince Frederik of Nassau in Luxembourg died in March 2025 at just 22 years of age.

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. the industry leader in its commitment to deliver innovative, non-opioid pain therapies to transform the lives of patients, today announced that it has settled its litigations with Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC Fresenius, Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd

The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong and the InnoHK Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine.

Two undergraduate medicine students at University of Galway have led a major study examining how cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies - medications that lower blood sugar and reduce the risk of heart disease in people with diabetes - affect the risk of developing dementia.

The Karnataka state government has terminated the Karnataka State Pharmacy Council (KSPC) and entrusted an administrator with its responsibilities. The decision was taken after several complaints and a detailed government inquiry exposed serious irregularities, misuse of power, and failure to conduct timely elections.

A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD medications but the new findings, coupled with other studies, suggest that the benefits of taking these medications outweigh the risks, while highlighting the need for careful monitoring.