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Although a controversial topic, activist hedge funds and private equity firms typically use a small equity stake in an underperforming company to put public pressure on its management and board of directors with the goal of increasing stakeholder value through cost cutting, changes in corporate strategy or management, capital restructuring, asset divestiture and other tactics. [...]
Proteins are essential components of the human body. They perform specific biological functions within a cell and each type of protein has a unique function. For example, enzymes are proteins that help biochemical reactions to occur within the body. But before they can carry out these important functions, proteins must assemble into precise three-dimensional shapes [...]
According to the American Cancer Society [ACS], non-Hodgkin lymphoma [also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma] is a cancer that starts in cells of the lymph system, which is part of the body’s immune system. NHL is the fifth most common cancer in both men and women in the United States [not [...]
According to their website, Discovery’s Edge is the Mayo Clinic’s online research magazine that is designed to communicate the story of scientists and researchers who are bringing treatments and improved care to patients and also reports on “works–in–progress.” Through this publication, Mayo investigators studying immunotherapy for aggressive prostate cancer reported over the past weekend that [...]
Approximately 250 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and that number is growing with the increasing obesity population. Broadly, patients with diabetes are characterized by elevated blood glucose levels that result from either insufficient insulin secretion (type-1 diabetes) or ineffective insulin action (type-2 diabetes). The market for treating patients with diabetes is [...]
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