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FDA Approves Daurismo (glasdegib) for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

FDA Approves Daurismo (glasdegib) for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Print this page November 21, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Daurismo (glasdegib) tablets to be used in combination with low-dose cytarabine (LDAC), a type of chemotherapy, for the treatment of newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults who are 75… Read More »

Christopher Reeve’s son reveals how his family helped paralysed patients to walk again

‘Dad was told – this is your wheelchair, get used to it’: Paralysed Superman star Christopher Reeve’s son reveals his dad would be ‘ecstatic’ as patients walk again thanks to pioneering treatment supported by late actor’s foundation Jered Chinnock, from Wisconsin, recently walked again after being paralysed He’d received a pioneering treatment supported by the foundation of… Read More »

Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease share common genetics in some patients

Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an international team of researchers led by scientists at UC San Francisco and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research analyzed genome-wide… Read More »