TGen identifies gene that could help prevent or delay onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Boosting ABCC1 could lessen the production of plaque linked to Alzheimer’s development

PHOENIX, Ariz. — April 13, 2021 — Findings of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that increasing expression of a gene known as ABCC1 could not only reduce the deposition of a hard plaque in the brain that leads to Alzheimer’s disease, but might also prevent or delay this memory-robbing disease from developing.

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Vaccine Navigators Available to Assist Medicaid Members with Appointment and Transportation Scheduling 

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), in partnership with Crisis Response Network, announces a new COVID-19 appointment and transportation navigation program for Medicaid members. Now, Medicaid members who need assistance scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, as well as transportation to and from that appointment, can call 1-844-542-8201, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week.Continue reading

OncoMyx Presents at AACR First Data Showing Multi-Armed Myxoma Virotherapy Can Modulate Anti-Tumor Immune Response

OncoMyx’s multi-armed myxoma virotherapy upregulates genes associated with immune response and shows modulation of the immune response to favor anti-tumor immunity
vMYX-hIL-12/Dec produces functional protein (hIL-12) from transgenes in vivo and in a dose and time responsive in vitro and has demonstrated anti-tumor efficacy in a xenograft human lung cancer model

Quantitative systems pharmacology modeling suggests IV administration of multi-armed myxoma virotherapy to fall within known safety margins at the planned doses of oncolytic immunotherapiesContinue reading

ASU is among the leaders in patents granted, start-ups launched

Tempe, Ariz., April 8, 2021 Arizona State University, through Skysong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. The latest read on this is a survey by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). According to AUTM’s most recent survey (fiscal year 2019), ASU was fourth in patents granted, fourth in startups companies launched and third in inventions disclosed when compared to other universities without a medical school.

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Life365 Continues to Build Upon Its Hospital@Home Product Offering with Eat Fit Go Partnership

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, April 6, 2021— Life365, a leading virtual care platform provider, announced its partnership with EAT FIT GO Wellness, a healthy lifestyles company that empowers wellbeing from the inside out with premium, convenient and healthy nutrition. EAT FIT GO specializes in ready to heat and serve healthy prepackaged meals designed to be affordable, convenient and nutritious.

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Indoor Drive-Thru Vaccination Site Opens at Dexcom in Mesa

“At Dexcom, our mission is to help improve the health of others, so when asked if we could provide our facility for an indoor mass-vaccination site, we didn’t hesitate,” said Jim Kasselmann, senior director of manufacturing in Mesa for Dexcom. “We are proud to manufacture our products in Mesa, and anytime we can help our local community, that is what we will do.”Continue reading