Generic Medicine OKd by Europe for Thrombocytopenia With HCV
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting a marketing authorization for Eltrombopag Viatris (eltrombopag), a generic medicine for the treatment of children and adults with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), thrombocytopenia associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and acquired severe aplastic anemia…
New Flu and Updated COVID Vaccines Greenlighted by Europe
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended granting marketing authorization for two vaccines: Fluad (surface antigen, inactivated, adjuvanted) and Flucelvax (surface antigen, inactivated, prepared in cell cultures) for active immunization against influenza. Together, the vaccines can immunize children from 2 years and older…NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space
NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agency’s goals of maintaining a sustained human presence in space. These consortia will focus on biological systems research in the areas of animal and human models…
Lucy at 50
Donald Johanson reflects on his fossil discovery that shook the human family tree a half century ago. The post Lucy at 50 appeared first on Nautilus…
America’s gullibility crisis: Billionaires spread blatant bunk
In the heat of this historic election, educated elites who should know better — billionaires, elected officials, journalists — keep falling for fakes, conspiracy theories and outright lies.Why it matters: Human gullibility is not a new phenomenon. But social media and polarized politics are exposing it at industrial scale…Fossil Human Ancestor ‘Lucy’ Remains Pivotal 50 Years after Discovery
Half a century after its discovery, this iconic fossil remains central to our understanding of human origins…
The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week
The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was appointed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) two years ago, will meet for the final time next week. The final sessions are set for Monday, Oct. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m…Eric Schmidt’s SandboxAQ aims for $5B valuation for its AI/quantum Google moonshot
SandboxAQ began as Alphabet’s moonshot AI and quantum computing and now has an impressive roster of projects. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Loss of ‘nitrogen fixers’ threatens biodiversity, ecosystems
New research shows how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the soil…