All posts by: Michael Zand

Exploring Immunotherapy Combos in Breast Cancer
Curetoday.com
In multiple ongoing clinical trials, immunotherapy combinations are proving their power as a potential treatment option for patients wit breast cancer, according to Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D., who spoke about the topic at the 2017 Miami …
Combinations ‘Likely the Way Forward’ for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy ResearchCancer Network

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‘Immunotherapy‘ in Monkeys Shows Promise as Long-Term HIV Treatment
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, March 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Lab experiments with monkeys suggest that “immunotherapy” holds promise as a long-term treatment for HIV, researchers say. Treatment with two anti-HIV antibodies right after infection might help keep the …
Early intervention with new treatment provides durable control of HIV-like virus in monkeysThe Rockefeller University Newswire
Two potent antibodies help monkeys fight HIV – in the long runInternational Business Times UK

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‘Immunotherapy‘ in Monkeys Shows Promise as Long-Term HIV Treatment
HealthDay
MONDAY, March 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Lab experiments with monkeys suggest that “immunotherapy” holds promise as a long-term treatment for HIV, researchers say. Treatment with two anti-HIV antibodies right after infection might help keep the …

Combinations ‘Likely the Way Forward’ for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Cancer Network
Despite breast tumors’ lower mutational loads than lung cancers and melanoma—cancers in which immunotherapy have shown particular promise—breast cancers are nevertheless immunogenic, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, of the University of Texas …

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The Chiropractor’s Guide to CRISPR
Dynamic Chiropractic
Science magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year” award for 2015 was described as “the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.”¹CRISPR stands for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.” It is very likely that this will not only replace …

Combinations ‘Likely the Way Forward’ for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Cancer Network
Despite breast tumors’ lower mutational loads than lung cancers and melanoma—cancers in which immunotherapy have shown particular promise—breast cancers are nevertheless immunogenic, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, of the University of Texas …
Current Therapies in Early-Stage HER2+ Breast CancerTargeted Oncology

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Pain in the neck: Engineers use CRISPR technology to prevent tissue damage, resulting chronic pain
Science Daily
The team’s discovery was published in a new paper this month, “CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editing of Cytokine Receptors for the Promotion of Cell Survival and Tissue Deposition in Inflammatory Environments,” in a special issue of Tissue Engineering.

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Some genetic variations difficult to evaluate using current stem cell modeling techniques
Phys.Org
Some heritable but unstable genetic mutations that are passed from parent to affected offspring may not be easy to investigate using current human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) modeling techniques, according to research conducted at The Icahn …
Celltex autologous stem cell case study published in Stem Cells and Development demonstrates favorable response in …Yahoo Finance
$145.8 Million Stem Cell Therapy Market by Type, Therapeutic Application, Cell Source – Global Forecasts to 2021 …Business Wire (press release)
Overview of Stem Cell Therapies Market Research Report – Global Trends in the Competitive, Technological and R&D …Medgadget (blog)
Racked –satPRnews (press release) –WhaTech
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