Steve Bryson, PhD, science writer —

Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical scientist for 18 years, he worked in both academia and industry, where his research focused on the discovery of new vaccines and medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve is a published author in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and a patented inventor.

Articles by Steve Bryson

Genetic Screening for Mutations May Help in Early Diagnosis, Treatment

A seven-year genetic screening program in Bulgaria involving people at high risk of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis — a group of conditions that also includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) — found patients showed mixed symptoms, with some clinical peculiarities related to specific disease-causing mutations. According to researchers, such genetic screening is…

Ionis, AstraZeneca Team Up to Further Develop Eplontersen

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca to develop and commercialize eplontersen, Ionis’ investigational therapy to treat transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). ATTR amyloidosis is a group of conditions characterized by the formation of toxic aggregates or clumps of the TTR protein that build up in…

Further Benefits With Vutrisiran Seen in FAP Patients in Phase 3 Trial

Vutrisiran, an investigational therapy for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), eased neurological impairments, lessened heart stress, and ameliorated quality of life, nutritional status, and social engagement in adult patients, according to new nine-month data from HELIOS-A trial. “These additional data from the HELIOS-A study show the potential of vutrisiran…

Novo Nordisk Acquires Prothena’s PRX004, Plus Full ATTR Program

Novo Nordisk has acquired Prothena’s clinical-stage antibody PRX004, an investigational therapy for people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), which also includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), as well as other non-hereditary forms of the disease. While the company initially will focus on developing PRX004 for the treatment of ATTR…