Biotechnology
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Should Aging Be Treated As A Disease? And How One Company Might Be Shifting The Paradigm To Reverse It
Originally Published on Benzinga Technical advancements in stem cell therapies have reportedly shifted the outlook of regenerative medicine, and some scientists are getting increasingly excited. Cardiologist Dr. Joshua Hare is one of those scientists, and he’s both the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for aging-related and life-threatening conditions. He’s also credited with helping to pioneer the use of stem cells as medicine for the human heart and regularly explores a future where regenerative medicine can prolong human life. The global regenerative medicine market is estimated to reach $6.49 billion in 2027, up 9.3% from $3.05 billion in 2019. …
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MedTech Company BioSig Technologies Deploys Disruptive Technology To Improve Arrhythmia Care
This article was previously published to Benzinga. Arrhythmia is a heart condition that causes it to beat either too fast, or irregularly. It’s triggered by abnormal electrical activity and affects the heart’s rhythm, leading it to beat out of sync with the rest of the body. Not every patient experiences arrhythmia in the same way, so it’s sometimes necessary for doctors to provide each patient with a personalized approach to treatment and recovery. Lifestyle choices and comorbidities, medication, stress and environmental factors can cause the heart to beat out of sync. The world is experiencing an uptick in arrhythmia cases linked to the after effects of COVID-19. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the…
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Groundbreaking Studies to Be Conducted on the Effectiveness of Short and Long-term COVID-19 Therapies Inhibiting the Progression of SARS-CoV-2
Previously Published to Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Statera Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAB) recently announced that it has officially received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to conduct a Phase 1 pilot study at Loma Linda University Health to evaluate STAT-205 as a treatment in the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 progression. STAT-205 is a breakthrough immuno-modulator designed to decrease elevated inflammatory responses that are associated with viral infections and inhibit viral replication in human lung cells. Its efficacy was successfully demonstrated during preclinical in vitro studies, where STAT-205 was able to inhibit the replication of…
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Lineage, Pioneering a New Branch of Medicine — OpRegen Continues to Show Promising Results in Dry AMD with Geographic Atrophy
Previously Published on Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. (AMEX: LCTX) recently provided an update on its lead program OpRegen®, a cell replacement therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with geographic atrophy (GA). Lineage is pioneering a new branch of medicine, which is manufacturing differentiated cell types and transplanting those cells into the body, to restore or improve function which has been lost due to injury or disease. The data from an ongoing Phase 1/2a clinical study continued to demonstrate that a single administration of OpRegen, an investigational cell therapy consisting of…
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Biotricity Continues to Transform the Way We Do Health: Medtech Launches New Biokit Solution, Aims at Personal Health Monitoring
Previously Published to Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Biotricity (NASDAQ: BTCY) is reforming the healthcare market as one of the fastest-growing companies in medtech. The company bridges the gap in remote cardiac monitoring, preventive and chronic care management by using the power of IoT (internet of things), wearables, and connected devices. Not only does the company offer real-time, comprehensive monitoring and diagnostic services for cardiac-related healthcare and comorbidities, but its devices are also built with features that can dispatch emergency care services should any anomalies or arrhythmias occur when a device is worn. …