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Thomas Karikari’s career has taken him across three continents: from Ghana to the UK and Sweden, and then to the US. Now an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and one of Nature Index’s “rising stars in ageing research”, he is helping move Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers beyond individual markers and towards a more complete picture of disease biology.

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The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Wegovy pill (once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg) for the treatment of adults with obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²) or overweight (BMI ≥27 kg/m²) with at least one weight-related comorbidity, as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.

Mendus has signed an agreement with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) to support preparations for the Phase 2 VITAL-TFR2 trial with the company’s lead product vididencel in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).