Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seattle Genetics, Inc.. today announced positive results from exploratory analyses of intracranial efficacy, including survival, in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who had stable or active brain metastases in the HER2CLIMB pivotal trial of TUKYSA (tucatinib). HER2CLIMB compared TUKYSA in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine to trastuzumab and capecitabine alone in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer with or without brain metastases Continue reading →

In December, 2018, the FDA published a new controversial rule about the safety status of the electric shock device, heinously moving it out of a class III experimental device status to a class II status with special controls. The labeling of the device was of great concern in the development of the rule. The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is publishing false and misleading advertisements about electric shock services under the guise of educational materials without even acknowledging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) December, 2018 Rule. Continue reading →

Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body (except red blood cells). Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support organ function. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell Continue reading →

Posted May 30, 2020 8:00 am -A A+ Between the coronavirus pandemic and the attack directly preceding the worst mass murder in modern Canadian history, domestic violence which accounts for one in five murders in Canada and kills women at a rate 4.5 times higher than men has been thrust squarely in the spotlight. A pandemic within a pandemic, as many have taken to writing. Despite the attention, Dr. Continue reading →

NEWS RELEASE UNITED WAY GUELPH WELLINGTON DUFFERIN ************************* Today, the Guelph Community Foundation and United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin announced the third round of grants made possible by the communitys generosity, as part of the Respond, Recover, Rebuild process. Continue reading →

California-based Denali Therapeutics is known for its work with transport vehicle technology for the development of treatments for Hunter Syndrome, a deadly disease. However, CEO Ryan Watts recently told the San Francisco Business Times that this technology could one day also be used to shuttle other large molecules into the brain, including enzymes, antibodies, proteins and oligonucleotides Continue reading →

NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Neurotrope, Inc. Continue reading →

Grand Rapids biopharmaceutical company Tetra Therapeutics Inc. announced this week that it has a definitive agreement to sell to a Japanese firm in a deal that could reach $500 million, according to a statement. Tetra Therapeutics, which develops drugs for people suffering from Fragile X syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury and other brain disorders, has finalized a 2018 agreement with the Japanese company Continue reading →

Often described as ringing in your ears, tinnitus (pronounced ti-NIGHT-us or TINN-a-tus) is a symptom that encompasses any perception of sound when theres no real external cause for it. Chances are, youve experienced random, short-lived bursts of tinnitus before, like buzzing in your ears after attending a concert or a strange static noise in your head while sitting in a silent room. Nearly 15% of Americansmore than 50 million peopleexperience some form of tinnitus, per the American Tinnitus Association (ATA) Continue reading →

A workers compensation insurer failed to prove that a security guards fall that resulted in a hospital treatment for a brain injury was idiopathic, or unexplained, the Workers Compensation Court of Montana ruled Tuesday in denying a summary judgment to the insurer. Margie Dargin fell during her shift as an Allied Universal employee providing security for an oil refinery in Billings, Montana. She has no recollection of how she fell or what happened after her fall, which caused her to be hospitalized for a week, according to documents in Margie Dargin v. Continue reading →