Amicus Therapeutics has already forked over $ 100 million for 10 gene therapies. It is building a new R&D operation to advance them. But when it comes to manufacturing, it is turning to a CDMO. The New Jersey-based biotech today announced it has an arrangement with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s gene therapy unit to provide clinical… Read More »
You could say I was primed to be a witch from an early age. My grandma Trudy used to tell us that she had “healing hands.” According to family lore, she once saved the life of a dying horse that, after she pressed her palms to its flank, stood up and trotted happily away. While… Read More »
CHICAGO — A game-changing “search and destroy” treatment could offer hope of a longer life to thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer. The first two British patients were treated last weekend, after research found that it could significantly extend survival for men with no other options. Charities said they were “thrilled” by the promise… Read More »
Chris Pratt, a man who sometimes matches outfits with his fiancée Katherine Schwarzenegger and wants “lots of kids,” is also very religious. Chris made an appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week, and spent some time talking about the biblically-inspired diet he followed in January (which included no meat, no sugar, and… Read More »
Body-positive activist Tess Holliday was smizing, pouting and really working it for the cameras at plus-size e-tailer 11 Honoré‘s first-ever NYFW show on Wednesday. “I have to turn it on, either that or I’ll nervous-vomit everywhere,” the tattooed plus-sized model — clad in a Mara Hoffman dress and Sally LaPointe coat from the site —… Read More »
When Jesinta Franklin’s mother was diagnosed with bowel cancer early last year, the 27-year-old decided to slow down, taking a step back from her busy lifestyle to focus on her health. The model told news.com.au that while her mother Valerie Campbell is now cancer-free, the gene runs in the family and there is a possibility… Read More »