SalonCRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing techniqueSalonA central promise of CRISPR-based gene editing is its ability to pinpoint particular genes. But if this technology produces dangerous side effects by creating unexpected and unwa… Continue reading
TrendinTechWill CRISPR Give us a New Cancer Treatment?TrendinTechA recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center involved using the CRISPR gene editing technique in which to wipe out one of the key proteins that … Continue reading
Oncology Nurse Advisor |
Stem Cell Transplant Patients Benefit From Inpatient Palliative Care
Oncology Nurse Advisor CHICAGO — Inpatient palliative care integrated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) care is associated with improvements in depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 6 months after transplantation … |
STAT |
U.S. could save $825 million a year with a small change in immunotherapy dosing, study says
STAT That’s the finding of a new study on the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, marketed commercially as Keytruda by Merck. By switching to weight-based dosing — instead of a fixed dose of 200 mg — doctors could quickly reduce costs of the intravenous … |
Wall Street Pit |
CRISPR Found To Have A Dangerous Side-Effect: Unwanted Mutations
Wall Street Pit People have been calling the CRISPR gene editing technology revolutionary for good reason: there’s no doubt that if used properly, it has the potential to cure many of the world’s worst diseases and medical disorders. And yet the fear that it can be … Unexpected mutations after CRISPR gene-editingBioEdge |
WOAI |
MS patients await governor’s signature on bill allowing adult stem cell therapy
WOAI Cowley said Celltex in Houston does a mini-liposuction, extracting a few tablespoons of her fan, then prepares the hundreds of millions of stem cells. She has traveled to Cancun several times so a private hospital there can set up an hour-long IV to … |
WOAI |
MS patients await governor’s signature on bill allowing adult stem …
WOAI SAN ANTONIO – Some terminally and chronically ill patients are eagerly awaiting the governor’s signature on a bill they believe will help thousands of Texans. |