Patents to biological medicines in combination: is two really better than one? – Lexology

New medicines are usually protected by a patent covering the active molecule. These basic or primary patents usually provide robust protection for the relevant product, provided that the compound is genuinely new and inventive. Developers may be able to extend patent protection by patenting other technological advances related to the drug such as new formulations, dosage forms or regimens, and new combinations with other pharmaceuticals

Growth hormone in IVF: the endometrial effect – ESHRE

A new meta-analysis finds that treatment with growth hormone in IVF is associated with improved reproductive outcomes largely mediated by an effect on endometrial function, especially in poor responders. A multitude of studies have already examined the role of GH in its effect on oocyte quality, and thereby success rates, but without clear conclusions. A Cochrane review from 2021 described the result of adjuvant GH in normal IVF responders as very uncertain, both in terms of LBR and gonadotrophin dose.(2) The effect on LBR was similarly uncertain in poor responders, although the Cochrane reviewers did report a slight increase in the number of oocytes retrieved and in pregnancy rate

Popular YouTubers The Boys geek out over Hasbulla for 15 minutes straight – We Got This Covered

The Boys, those popular YouTubers based in Australia and the United States, recently had the utmost pleasure of meeting the one and only Internet sensation, Hasbulla. The channel, consisting of five members, Mully, Josh, Grand (or, Narrator), Eddie, and Juicy, just could not help themselves once they realized Hasbulla, a 20-year-old social media influencer from Russia who is known for his viral TikTok videos during the COVID-19 outbreak. The social media star got his kickstart on TikTok, sharing his health condition Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD), otherwise known as dwarfism

Livestock bred with growth promoters unhealthy for consumption Prof Adetunji – Punch Newspapers

A professor of Veterinary Public Health at the University of Ibadan, Victoria Adetunji, speaks to OLUFEMI OLANIYI about her career, family and related issues What other roles do you perform at the university apart from teaching? I am currently the Chairperson of Animal Use and Care Ethics Committee and I also coordinate the University of Ibadan COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee. My current research activities on containment of antimicrobial resistance, a global public health problem, earned me the position of the Chairperson of Fleming Alumni Network, with the objective of creating further opportunities for fellows, supporting and sustaining the main Fleming objective of antimicrobial resistance containment in all participating regions/countries internationally.