All posts by: Michael Zand

About Michael Zand

VIDEO: CD19–directed CAR T cells shows promise in advanced lymphomas – Healio

Continue reading

2017-06-18 NEWS

VIDEO: CD19–directed CAR T cells shows promise in advanced lymphomas
Healio
CHICAGO — Treatment with JCAR017 showed promise in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to the phase 1 TRANSCEND NHL trial presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting. Jeremy Slade …

and more »

Continue reading

2017-06-18 NEWS

The Times of Israel

Study says some stem cells dangerous for heart patients
The Times of Israel
“We concluded that stem cells used in cardiac therapy should be drawn from healthy donors or be better genetically engineered for the patient,” said lead researcher Jonathan Leor of the university’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sheba Medical Center.
Hair dyes, relaxers tied to raised breast cancer riskThe Nation

all 2 news articles »

Continue reading

2017-06-17 NEWS

The Guardian

A Crack in Creation review – Jennifer Doudna, Crispr and a great scientific breakthrough
The Guardian
It began with the kind of research the Trump administration wants to unfund: fiddling about with tiny obscure creatures. And there had been US Republican hostility to science before Trump, of course, when Sarah Palin objected to federal funding of

and more »

Continue reading

2017-06-17 NEWS

Saturday’s letters: Hit-and-run, Frontier, gene therapy, Braves
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A serious crime is committed (hit and run) with substantial bodily injury and property damage. When reporting the accident, the injured party says the person responsible has fled the scene, and the dispatcher asks: Do you still want an officer to respond?