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US Defense Agencies Grapple with Gene Drives
Scientific American
Todd Kuiken, who studies policy relating to synthetic biology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, is glad to see gene-drive research receive more funding. But he has qualms about the US military’s interest in the field; with Safe Genes …

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DARPA Picks Dream Teams to Develop Wireless Brain Interface
ExtremeTech
And indeed, DARPA’s description page for the project explains, successfully developing a device like this will require “integrated breakthroughs across numerous disciplines including neuroscience, synthetic biology, low-power electronics, photonics …

Immunotherapy Drugs Also Appear To Restore Hair Color In Patients
IFLScience
This wasn’t chemotherapy – whose harsh treatments designed to destroy cancel cells somewhat indiscriminately often leads to hair thinning. This was an immunotherapy trial, a nascent field of biomedical research that aims to use the patients’ own bodies …
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immunotherapy drugsPhillyVoice.com
New drugs turn cancer patients’ gray hair unexpectedly youthfully darkChicago Sun-Times
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immune drugsNBC4i.com

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Immunotherapy Drugs Also Appear To Restore Hair Color In Patients
IFLScience
This wasn’t chemotherapy – whose harsh treatments designed to destroy cancel cells somewhat indiscriminately often leads to hair thinning. This was an immunotherapy trial, a nascent field of biomedical research that aims to use the patients’ own bodies …
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immunotherapy drugsPhillyVoice.com
New drugs turn cancer patients’ gray hair unexpectedly youthfully darkChicago Sun-Times
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immune drugsNBC4i.com

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News of Note—Silkworms for drug delivery; immunotherapy in bladder cancer
FierceBiotech
News of Note—Silkworms for drug delivery; immunotherapy in bladder cancer. by Arlene Weintraub |. Jul 24, 2017 11:05am. A drug capsule inspired by silkworm cocoons may improve drug delivery. (Natural Materials Group, Weizmann Institute of Science).

‘Stem cell centers’ often deliver therapy for HF without preevaluations, follow-up
Healio
While stem cell therapy for heart failure is still undergoing investigation by the FDA, a number of clinics are marketing the therapy directly to consumers, but a recent analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine calls into question their medical …
Breakthrough in Advanced Kidney Disease by Stem Cell Genetic MedPR Newswire (press release)
Stem Cells Market By Global Manufacturers, Regions, Type And Application, Forecast To 2022Medgadget (blog)
Revised draft National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research prohibits several areas of research in stem cellpharmabiz.com

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‘Stem cell centers’ often deliver therapy for HF without preevaluations, follow-up
Healio
While stem cell therapy for heart failure is still undergoing investigation by the FDA, a number of clinics are marketing the therapy directly to consumers, but a recent analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine calls into question their medical …
Breakthrough in Advanced Kidney Disease by Stem Cell Genetic MedPR Newswire (press release)
Stem Cells Market By Global Manufacturers, Regions, Type And Application, Forecast To 2022Medgadget (blog)
Revised draft National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research prohibits several areas of research in stem cellpharmabiz.com

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Optimizing Cancer Immunotherapy Through Memory T Cell Collaboration
Specialty Pharmacy Times
“Current immunotherapy is based the reactivation of these T lymphocytes; however, little is known about how they can be generated more effectively, and in particular how immune memory can be triggered to prevent the development of tumors and metastasis …