Ohr Pharmaceuticals' MAKO study utilizing Squalamine and Lucentis does not meet primary endpoint

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Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc. has reported topline data from the MAKO study that did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint. The study evaluated efficacy and safety of topically administered squalamine in combination with monthly Lucentis® injections for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. The primary efficacy endpoint was the mean visual acuity gain at nine months, using a mixed-effects model for repeated measures (MMRM) analysis.

Removable Drug Delivery Implant based on a Spider's Web to control Type 1 Diabetes

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For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are literally a matter of life and death. And while there is no cure, a Cornell-led research team has developed a device that could revolutionize management of the disease.