Edmonton family holds swab event in Calgary to find stem cell donor – CTV News
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Edmonton family holds swab event in Calgary to find stem cell donor
CTV News Back in January, Bille Nguyen was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer that specialists say could be helped through a special treatment using a stem cell donation. The problem is that because Nguyen is Asian, there aren’t enough donors in the … |
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ASCO in 30: Immunotherapy controversy & less is just as good
STAT Sharon covers science and discovery. sharon.begley@statnews.com 3. @sxbegle 4. Adam Feuerstein 5. Senior Writer, Biotech. Adam is STAT’s national biotech columnist, reporting on the intersection of biotech and Wall Street. |
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Taking Stem Cells to the Bank
Pain News Network There’s a lot of hope and hype surrounding stem cells – the latest being the idea of “banking” them — harvesting and storing your own stem cells for future use. A biotech start-up called Forever Labs maintains that young adults have healthier cells … |
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy
AJMC.com Managed Markets Network The FDA has granted a Breakthrough Therapy designation to bluebird bio, Inc’s Lenti-D, a gene therapy for patients with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), an X-linked genetic disorder caused by a defect in the gene ABCD1. This mutation results in … |