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Immunotherapy Toxicity: Pharmacy Practice News Report – MedPage Today

Immunotherapy Toxicity: Pharmacy Practice News ReportMedPage TodayManaging toxicities associated with two new cancer immunotherapies will require a multidisciplinary team, according to experts. The FDA has created a website to provide more immediate up… Continue reading

A lethal autoimmune disease succumbs to stem cells – Nature.com

Nature.comA lethal autoimmune disease succumbs to stem cellsNature.comStem-cell transplants can help people to survive a rare and deadly form of the autoimmune disease scleroderma. Scleroderma causes the skin to harden and become immobile. In its most … Continue reading

Stem cell transplant for severe scleroderma improves survival, quality of life – National Institutes of Health (press release)

Stem Cell Transplant Succeeds in Scleroderma | Medpage Today – MedPage Today

NewsmaxStem Cell Transplant Succeeds in Scleroderma | Medpage TodayMedPage TodaySignificant benefits seen versus cyclophosphamide.Stem Cell Transplant Offers Hope for Immune Disorder SclerodermaNewsmaxA lethal autoimmune disease succumbs to stem cells… Continue reading

Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850K – Los Angeles Times

Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850KLos Angeles TimesA first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness will cost $850,000 per patient, making it one of the most expensive medicines in the world and raising questions about the a… Continue reading

Enzyme-free Ligation Of Oligonucleotides In A DNA Nanostructure – Science Trends

Science TrendsEnzyme-free Ligation Of Oligonucleotides In A DNA NanostructureScience TrendsModern methods in medicine and synthetic biology require very long DNA strands, in particular with the advent of the increasingly popular CRISPR/Cas9 system in r… Continue reading

Could Gene Therapy Someday Eliminate HIV? – WebMD

Could Gene Therapy Someday Eliminate HIV?WebMDWEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Gene therapy may have the potential to eradicate HIV in people infected with the virus, new animal research suggests. The science centers around the use of &quot… Continue reading