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In Mice, CRISPR-based Alzheimer’s Therapies Inch Forward – Alzforum

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2018-05-04 NEWS

In Mice, CRISPR-based Alzheimer’s Therapies Inch Forward
Alzforum
What will it take before CRISPR/Cas gene editing technology might treat Alzheimer’s disease? Much more work, to be sure, but researchers are devising approaches, and grappling with the challenges of translating the technology from cells to animals, and

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2018-05-03 NEWS

Michigan Medicine (blog)

Ophthalmologists Link Immunotherapy with a Serious Eye Condition
Michigan Medicine (blog)
High levels of PD-L1 in ocular tissues may play a role in the eye’s immune privilege. Thus, blockade of the regulatory T cells might have played a role in the toxicity in these patients. “The immune system is tricky. It can help fight cancer cells but