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How will $41 million be used to fight chronic and age-related diseases? 

Drug Discovery World

Juvena Therapeutics, a biotechnology company scaling a computational platform to map the therapeutic potential of secreted proteins, has raised $41 million in an oversubscribed Series A, bringing its total funding to $50 million. This platform is applicable across a wide scope of disease indications.

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COVID-19 and Melatonin: Researchers Use AI To Study New Treatment Option

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In addition to innovative new antibody drugs and mRNA vaccines, researchers have found that the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin may also offer protection against COVID-19. Melatonin, which regulates the body’s circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle, is also available in pill form for use as a sleep aid.

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Top 15 Diabetes Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Sales Statistics

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Ozempic (Semaglutide) Ozempic sales in 2022: $8.713 billion Company/Developer: Novo Nordisk Date of first FDA approval: December 5, 2017 Indications Ozempic is FDA-approved for: Type 2 diabetes Price of Ozempic: $1,029 for 1.5 Read on to learn more about the top 15 diabetes drugs in 2023, based on 2022 sales statistics.

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Ascendis’s SKYTROFA; MicroTransponder’s VNS System (Vivistim); BioMarin’s Voxzogo; Zimmer-Canary’s Smart Knee Implant; COVID-19 impact on Solid Organ Transplants

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FDA’s Green Flag to Ascendis’s Once-Weekly SKYTROFA for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Growth Hormone Deficiency , commonly known as dwarfism, can constitute short stature and complications with metabolism, which arise due to inadequate production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland inside the body.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Oncology Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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Revlimid (Lenalidomide) Revlimid 2022 sales: $9.978 billion Company/Developer: Bristol Myers Squibb Date of first FDA approval: December 27, 2005 Indications Revlimid is FDA-approved for: Myelodysplastic disease (MDS), multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Cancer Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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Revlimid (Lenalidomide) Revlimid 2022 sales: $9.978 billion Company/Developer: Bristol Myers Squibb Date of first FDA approval: December 27, 2005 Indications Revlimid is FDA-approved for: Myelodysplastic disease (MDS), multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

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Surrogate Endpoints: How to Choose the Best One for Your Rare Disease Trial

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Often, the potential patient pool for a given trial is small and the unmet need is high, incentivizing drugmakers and regulators to find innovative ways to make game-changing therapeutics available to those who need them most. Symptoms and Etiology: Caused by an overproduction of growth hormone, acromegaly primarily affects adults.

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