Silverstein-backed startup will test gene therapy for Parkinson’s – FierceBiotech
FierceBiotech |
Silverstein-backed startup will test gene therapy for Parkinson’s
FierceBiotech Regenxbio has joined forces with investment firm OrbiMed and a new nonprofit foundation to create Prevail Therapeutics, a startup focused on new biologics and gene therapies for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Prevail will draw on the expertise of the … Orbimed partner in search of a cure for Parkinson’s launches new gene therapy playerEndpoints News For Parkinson’s, Two Drugs Coming And One New Co as Prevail Starts in NYXconomy The Silverstein Foundation, REGENXBIO, and OrbiMed Launch Prevail TherapeuticsBusiness Wire (press release) CNBC all 6 news articles » |
Channel NewsAsia |
Outrage over S.Korean stem cell scandal official’s new post
Phys.Org But a decade ago Park was a key figure in a scandal involving the fabrication of research by prominent stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-Suk. “Her name is far from innovation. The name is rather a nightmare to science and technology workers,” a group of … Hwang Woo-Suk Collaborator’s Post Raises IreGenomeWeb |
Technology Networks |
CRISPR Used to Identify Genes Essential for Cancer Immunotherapy
Technology Networks A new study identifies genes that are necessary in cancer cells for immunotherapy to work, addressing the problem of why some tumors don’t respond to immunotherapy or respond initially but then stop as tumor cells develop resistance to immunotherapy. |
TIME |
Gene Editing Might Mean My Brother Would’ve Never Existed
TIME A transpacific team of researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to correct a mutation that leads to an often devastating heart condition. Responses to this feat followed well-trodden trails. Hype over “designer babies.” Hope over new tools to cure and curb disease. |
Channel NewsAsia |
Outrage over South Korean stem cell scandal official’s new post
Channel NewsAsia SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean scientists expressed outrage Wednesday (Aug 9) after a controversial figure accused of covering up a notorious stem cell research fraud was appointed as the country’s top technology official. Park Ki-Young was appointed … |
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India’s Advancells Reports Successful Reversal of MS in Single Patient Using Stem Cell Therapy
Multiple Sclerosis News Today Advancells says its stem cell-based therapy completely reversed multiple sclerosis (MS) in an Indian pilot trial with only one MS patient. The patient, Rahul Gupta, was diagnosed with MS seven years ago and has since suffered multiple relapses. His … |