Certain Types of Gut Bacteria May Increase Immunotherapy’s Effectiveness in Treating Melanoma, Study Finds – Immuno-Oncology News
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Certain Types of Gut Bacteria May Increase Immunotherapy’s Effectiveness in Treating Melanoma, Study Finds
Immuno-Oncology News Despite their proven therapeutic benefit, only about 35 percent of melanoma patients who receive immunotherapy see a significant benefit. University of Chicago researchers now have shown that this could be related to microorganisms naturally found in … |
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CRISPR And Axovant: What The Market Thinks
Seeking Alpha Let’s go to the NASDAQ for some insight on a couple of recent biopharma stories. First off is Axovant (NASDAQ:AXON), a company that’s interesting in a number of distressing ways. I last wrote about them here, after their Alzheimer’s candidate came up … |
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Stem Cell Transplant Improves Severe Scleroderma Survival
Specialty Pharmacy Times Findings from a clinical trial suggest that transplanting a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells may be beneficial for patients with severe scleroderma. This treatment was found to improve survival and quality of life for patients with this serious … Scleroderma study: Hope for a longer life for patients with rare autoimmune disorderEurekAlert (press release) |
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Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by ‘nudging’ parents, study suggests
Science Daily Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by ‘nudging’ parents, study suggests. Date: January 11, 2018; Source: University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management; Summary: A two-year study of expectant mothers in Milan, Italy, has found that … |
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CRISPR Recovery? “Furor” Briefly Snips $500M From Companies’ Values
Xconomy Is the J.P. Morgan CRISPR rollercoaster ride over? As rain fell heavily in San Francisco Monday, the first day of the massive healthcare conference, biotech stocks did, too. At least three of the companies getting drenched could blame a research paper … New Challenges May Lie Ahead for Use of CRISPR in HumansUndark Magazine Resistance to Common Germs Poses a Hurdle to New Gene TherapiesScientific American |