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Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Plunges Over 30% In Friday Pre-Market: What's Going On

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) plunged over 30% in Friday pre-market after a clinical trial participant died following treatment with a gene therapy, marking the third death linked to the company’s experimental treatments.

Benzinga

Plan to link rare cancer sufferers to suitable clinical trials clears Commons

Allison Gardner MP dedicated her support for the Rare Cancers Bill to her mother, who died of pancreatic cancer.

Evening Standard

Metformin may prevent severe morning sickness

Taking the diabetes drug metformin before pregnancy may reduce the risk of debilitating morning sickness by 70%, early data hint. But a clinical trial is still needed to confirm this finding.

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ProKidney (PROK) Shares Skyrocket On Promising Kidney Disease Drug Trial Results

ProKidney Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:PROK) shares are trading sharply higher Wednesday morning, following a marked surge on Tuesday driven by positive clinical trial data for its chronic kidney disease (CKD) treatment.

Benzinga

Why Apogee Therapeutics Shares Are Trading Higher By 50%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

Shares of Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:APGE) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company disclosed positive 16-week data from Phase 2 APEX clinical trial of APG777, its potentially best-in-class anti-IL-13 antibody, in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Benzinga

Ozempic-style drugs treat type 1 diabetes, not only type 2, study finds

A clinical trial for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, found that it improved blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes.

LiveScience

People with severe diabetes cured in small stem cell trial

The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical trial were cured of their diabetes one year after receiving an advanced stem cell therapy.

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Why Nektar Therapeutics Shares Are Trading Higher By Over 30%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

Shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company announced it will release top-line data from the 16-week induction period in the ongoing global Phase 2b REZOLVE-AD clinical trial of investigational rezpegaldesleukin on June 24, 2025.

Benzinga

China launches first-ever invasive brain-computer interface clinical trial — Tetraplegic patient could skillfully operate racing games after just three weeks

China's first in-human clinical trials of an invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) have launched.

Tom’s Hardware

Ministers plan to use NHS app to expand clinical trials as part of UK-wide drive

Patients in England will be matched with studies and encouraged to take part via smartphone notifications

The Guardian - UK

This experimental drug could help young people with a rare and aggressive form of ALS

Researchers say a full-scale clinical trial of the therapy could help many patients with a particularly aggressive form of ALS

The Independent UK

2-in-1 COVID-flu vaccine looks promising in trial — but experts say approval may be delayed

Late-stage trial data suggest that a new COVID-flu vaccine offers good protection against both infections, but experts expect the shot's approval may be delayed.

LiveScience

California Father Battling Lung Cancer Denied Coverage for 'Last Option' Treatment, Family Says

A California man with stage 4 lung cancer was denied insurance coverage for a double lung transplant clinical trial, leaving his family scrambling.

Latin Times

'World's first' male contraceptive implant in trials: how it works

Contraline's new male contraceptive, the Adam implant, is undergoing phase 2 clinical trials. This is how this breakthrough could change birth control

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Drug trial for severe epilepsy has transformed children’s lives, families say

The parents of children with Dravet syndrome taking part in a clinical trial at Sheffield Children’s Hospital have reported life-changing results.

The Independent UK

‘Life-changing’ results for children with severe epilepsy in pioneering drug trial

Children with Dravet syndrome have taken part in a clinical trial at Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Evening Standard

London hospital gene therapy breakthrough gives boy with ‘death sentence’ disease a normal life

Eisa Hussein took part in a clinical trial testing the new gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital

The Independent UK

World-first trial for ‘room temperature’ vaccines launched in the UK as nearly half go to waste

Officials estimate that up to 50 per cent of jabs are wasted every year due to ‘cold chain’ requirements

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World-first clinical trial launched in the UK for a fridge-free vaccine

One of the biggest barriers to people getting vaccines in some parts of the world is the ‘cold chain’ required to keep vaccines cold.

LiveScience

Acne vaccine: Experimental shot for common skin condition reaches clinical trials. Here's what you need to know.

An experimental vaccine for acne could someday transform the way patients with the condition are treated, according to the company that developed the shot. However, it is still early days.

The Independent UK

Male non-hormonal contraceptive implant shown to work for 24 months in trials

The new contraception is set to move into the second phase of its clinical trial this year

The Guardian - UK

Daily peanut exposure can desensitise allergic adults, study suggests

First clinical trial of its kind could be ‘life changing’ for those living in fear of severe peanut reaction

The Guardian - UK

New daily weight-loss pill shows success at clinical trial

Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetes

Euronews

Pfizer stops working on potential pill to treat obesity after study participant has liver injury

Pfizer had intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, but called it quits after a patient in a clinical trial experienced a potentially drug-related liver injury.

Evening Standard

Starmer pledges to slash time needed to set up clinical trials to 150 days

The Prime Minister also announced new investment of ‘up to £600 million’ into Britain’s life sciences industry.

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