Protein therapies may pay dividends
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FoldRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a venture-funded start-up with out-sized ambitions that is following in the footsteps of Genzyme Corp. , the biggest biotech company in Massachusetts, ranked by market capitalization.
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Reducing the levels of a protein secreted during inflammation may be as powerful in slowing heart disease as lower cholesterol.
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The FDA decision is not fantastic news, but it could help.
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Pre-clinical trial results are mixed, but mark a major step forward for developing human treatments.
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The lead drug gains another use -- just not the one investors expected.
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A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A key protein may help doctors spot women at hidden risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer, according to new research.
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Targeting a key protein may help overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to existing drugs, UK researchers say.
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Dividends combined with share buybacks can be an effective strategy.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals is losing money. But it has at least one drug that makes the future look brighter.
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Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.
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A new addition to an already successful drug promises good results for investors.
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Promising trials for a hepatitis C treatment bode well for the pharmaceutical.
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The presence or absence of a protein in   lung cancer cells can help doctors predict whether chemotherapy   will help patients live longer after surgery, European   researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A protein produced by immune cells could lead to more effective treatments for HIV, researchers believe.