All posts by: Michael Zand

Future of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer to Include Combinations – OncLive

OncLiveFuture of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer to Include CombinationsOncLivePrior studies of single-agent immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors have generally failed to show benefit in patients with ovarian cancer. This has not deterred investiga… Continue reading

Getting straight to the heart of the matter in stem cells – Science Daily

The New Gene Tool Crispr Sparks a History War – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalThe New Gene Tool Crispr Sparks a History WarWall Street JournalIn the biological sciences today, many have probably heard of Crispr, the gene editing system that is transforming medicine. But fewer people are likely to know the stor… Continue reading

Mature cells can act like stem cells to kickstart cancer – Futurity: Research News

Futurity: Research NewsMature cells can act like stem cells to kickstart cancerFuturity: Research NewsMature cells—and not just stem cells—may play a key role in initiating cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers have found that mature cells have the… Continue reading

Two proteins maintain embryonic stem cell pluripotency through different means – Phys.Org

CAR T-cell therapy effective for refractory large B-cell lymphomas – medwireNews

CAR T-cell therapy effective for refractory large B-cell lymphomasmedwireNewsmedwireNews: The results of two studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine support the use of autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells directed against… Continue reading

Scientists reprogram stem cells to regenerate muscle in muscular dystrophy – Medical Xpress

Medical XpressScientists reprogram stem cells to regenerate muscle in muscular dystrophyMedical XpressPast studies have shown that mouse-derived mesodermal iPSC-derived progenitor (MiP) stem cells can spur muscle regeneration in mice, with the unpreced… Continue reading