- Oral presentation of results in pediatric growth hormone deficiency on behalf of investigators at ENDO 2019 - - Patient group acknowledges importance of once-weekly therapy to address overall impact of GHD - /EIN News/ -- COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND), a biopharmaceutical company that utilizes its innovative TransCon technology to address unmet medical needs, today announced top-line results from its pivotal phase 3 heiGHt Trial were presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, ENDO 2019, in New Orleans. Trial results demonstrated that TransCon Growth Hormone (hGH) administered once-weekly to children with pediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD) had comparable safety and tolerability to daily Genotropin®, with a significantly greater increase in annualized height velocity over the one-year study period. TransCon hGH has been designed to provide sustained release of unmodified hGH, the same growth … [Read more...] about Ascendis Pharma Announces Phase 3 heiGHt Trial Demonstrated Superior Efficacy and Comparable Safety and Tolerability of TransCon™ hGH to a Daily Growth Hormone
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Battling Baldness With Sandalwood: Synthetic Scent Stimulates Hair Growth
Health If you’re looking to sprout some extra hairs, you may have encountered wide array of high tech, expensive and often painful tools that promise to bring some volume back to your locks. The idea of a therapy based on scent might sound like hocus-pocus. But scientists investigating a chemical that smells like sandalwood have discovered the woody, floral “odorant” can stimulate hair growth. They published their findings in the journal Nature Communications. “This is actually a rather amazing finding,” Ralf Paus, research leader and a scientist at the University of Manchester, told The Independent. “This is the first time ever that it has been shown that the remodeling of a normal human mini-organ [a hair] can be regulated by a simple, cosmetically widely-used odorant.” An “odorant” is an ingredient used to give a particular smell to a product. We experience these aromas via our … [Read more...] about Battling Baldness With Sandalwood: Synthetic Scent Stimulates Hair Growth
Adjuvants Market is estimated to witness high growth throughout the forecast period
Adjuvants Market is estimated to witness high growth due to the increasing demand for Adjuvants from agricultural and pharmaceuticals industry. HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA, August 10, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to the new market research report by IndustryARC titled “Adjuvants Market Analysis: By Application (Agrochemicals (Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, and Fertilizers), Surfactants, Pharmaceuticals and Others); and By Geography – Forecast (2018 - 2023)”, the market is estimated to witness high growth throughout the forecast period due to the increasing demand for Adjuvants from agricultural and pharmaceuticals industry. Asia-Pacific Will Continue to Lead the Market Share and Growth During 2018-2023. Asia-Pacific is leading the Adjuvants Market with the largest revenue and is projected to register the fastest growth till the end of the forecast period. The rapid growth rate in agriculture industry especially in the major countries such as, India … [Read more...] about Adjuvants Market is estimated to witness high growth throughout the forecast period
Robert Blizzard, Who Gave Children Hormones to Grow, Dies at 94
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Obituaries Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByRandi Hutter Epstein July 23, 2018 Robert M. Blizzard, a pediatric endocrinologist who was in the vanguard of mid-20th-century doctors who forged a new medical frontier by using hormones to boost the height of thousands of children, died on Sunday at his home in Charlottesville, Va. He was 94. His assistant, Pam Breeden, confirmed the death. Dr. Blizzard, who achieved global renown in his field and was long associated with the University of Virginia School of Medicine, liked to say that he had helped add 11 miles of height to the United States population. He was referring not only to his own patients, hundreds of them, but also to those helped by a national agency he founded that increased the amount of height-promoting hormone available. Many of the recipients had been told that they would never reach four … [Read more...] about Robert Blizzard, Who Gave Children Hormones to Grow, Dies at 94
Metro Wellness sees surge in Hormone Replacement Therapy patients
ABOVE: Trans Care Coordinator Lucas Wehle (L) and Director of LGBTQ+ Programs Nate Taylor share Metro’s offerings at St. Pete Pride’s TransPride pre-party June 22 (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent). ST. PETERSBURG | Metro Wellness and Community Centers — currently providing Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to 584 patients throughout Tampa Bay — has announced that nearly half of those patients have begun receiving care within the last year. “We’ve had 275 new HRT patients and that’s without counting the 76 who are in another program that we offer,” Metro’s Trans Care Coordinator Lucas Wehle says. “Almost half of our patients have started HRT care with us within the last year… that’s huge. We’ve had a huge growth.” HRT is utilized within the transgender and gender nonconforming communities for the purpose of allowing individuals to more closely align their sexual characteristics with their gender identity. It … [Read more...] about Metro Wellness sees surge in Hormone Replacement Therapy patients