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Predicting heart disease from the skin

Scienmag

Jefferson researchers find that the genetic underpinnings of a skin disorder at birth indicate future heart problems PHILADELPHIA – Our skin tells us when we’ve spent too much time in the sun or when the dry air of winter has sucked away too much moisture.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog

These have included clinical trials for rare diseases across metabolic (n=5), oncology (n=5), cardiology (n=3), dermatology (n=3), pulmonary (n=3), hematology (n=2), hepatology (n=2), ocular (n=2), transplant (n=1), gastrointestinal (n=1), immunology (n=1), infectious (n=1), neurology (n=1), orthopedic (n=1), and toxicology (n=1) indications.

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Pfizer Investor Day Features Significant Number of Pipeline Advances for COVID-19 Programs and Across Numerous Therapeutic Areas

The Pharma Data

The Inflammation & Immunology pipeline is focused on patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases across rheumatology, gastroenterology and dermatology, with five distinct immuno-kinases, in oral and topical formulations, studied for potential treatment of 10 diseases, and three additional novel biologics in Phase 2 studies.