Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Creating an iPS cell resource for rare and intractable diseases

A team of researchers led by Professor Megumu K. Saito have undertaken a massive effort to build an induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell resource for rare diseases, enabling research and development of novel diagnostic tools ...

Vaccination

GSK sues Pfizer over patents for RSV vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer on Wednesday over patent infringement, alleging the US drugmaker's RSV vaccine steals key elements of the British company's version.

Medications

EU watchdog's rejection of ALS drug angers patients

The European Union drug watchdog's refusal to approve an ALS drug already authorized in North America has been called "an affront" by angry French patients, who say they "don't have time to wait".

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