Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL), Monday announced data from STELLAR-303, evaluating zanzalintinib in combination with atezolizumab versus regorafenib for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The combination therapy improved median overall survival to 10.9 months versus 9.4 months with regorafenib, and...
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new nanoparticle-based vaccine that can prevent several aggressive cancers in mice, including melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. In their experiments, up to 88 percent of vaccinated mice stayed cancer-free,...
A breakthrough in cancer treatment has come from a joint effort between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Porto in Portugal, creating a safer, more affordable, and easier alternative to treatments like chemotherapy and laser therapy. Researchers have developed a novel therapy...
AstraZeneca (AZN), Thursday announced a collaboration with Turbine, a biotechnology company specializing in AI-powered virtual biological experiments, to advance the discovery of antibody-drug conjugates.
The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Since 2010, the number of people using tobacco has dropped by 120 million - a 27 percent drop in relative terms....
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.