ZME ScienceCell maps reveal how the body fights off cancerZME ScienceWhat type of cells surround a tumor and the way they respond to it (especially immune system cells which bunch up at its border and fight towards the core) usually makes or breaks imm… Continue reading
East Anglian Daily Times |
University of Suffolk begins link with UK Stem Cell Bank for science courses
East Anglian Daily Times The tie-up will also mean a boost for research into regenerative medicine and stem cell use at the university. “Dr Federica Masieri, senior lecturer and course leader for MSc Regenerative Medicine said: “We are delighted to be collaborating with what … |
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release) |
Immunotherapy Advanced by Immune Cell Studies of Lung and Kidney Cancers
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release) “We’ve found that immune cells start to be dysfunctional very early during tumor formation, but immunotherapy is not typically given until patients relapse and the cancer is advanced,” says Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the lung cancer … Cell maps reveal how the body fights off cancerZME Science |
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A gene therapy that cures a rare genetic disease just got its first customer, a year after it was approved
Yahoo News A child in Europe has become the second individual ever to receive a commercial gene therapy, according to GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment, called Strimvelis, can provide an outright cure for a rare inherited immune deficiency by revising a patient’s … |
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A gene therapy that cures a rare genetic disease just got its first customer, a year after it was approved
Yahoo News A child in Europe has become the second individual ever to receive a commercial gene therapy, according to GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment, called Strimvelis, can provide an outright cure for a rare inherited immune deficiency by revising a patient’s … |
Fox17 |
GVSU football player donates stem cells to man in Denmark
Fox17 ALLENDALE, Mich. — Laker football tight end Nick Keizer is being called a lifesaver. He celebrated his birthday this week by donating his stem cells to a man in Denmark who needed a bone marrow transplant to survive. His donation comes after he and … |