Immuno-Oncology NewsCancer Immunotherapy IMCgp100 Shows Early Positive Results in Advanced Uveal MelanomaImmuno-Oncology NewsIn an attempt to develop therapies for melanoma and uveal melanoma patients, Immunocore developed a new immunotherapy that targ… Continue reading
Growing ProduceSyngenta Secures CRISPR Cas-9 LicenseGrowing ProduceAfter securing rights to the patent for the groundbreaking gene-editing technology, CRISPR, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are granting non-exclusive l… Continue reading
Harvard Medical SchoolA Step Toward Diabetes ImmunotherapyHarvard Medical School1) In type 1 diabetes, autoreactive T-cells attack insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas. 2) PD-L1, thought to curb the attack, is missing in blood stem cells. But … Continue reading
Futurism |
Watch CRISPR Edit DNA in Real Time
Futurism CRISPR technologies have made way for a wide variety of life-saving techniques within the last few years. Recently, a Japanese researcher debuted a film that shows, in real-time, CRISPR editing DNA. Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can’t stop itNew Scientist |
Science Magazine |
Powerful new cancer drugs are saving lives, but can also ignite diabetes or other autoimmune conditions
Science Magazine Last week, Yale University immunologist Kevan Herold spoke about a few of his newest diabetes patients to an unlikely audience: oncologists and cancer researchers. At the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s annual meeting in Oxon Hill, Maryland, … |
Medical Xpress |
Scientists reverse diabetes in a mouse model using modified blood stem cells
Medical Xpress Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of a protein called PD-L1, which is deficient in mice (and people) with type 1 diabetes. The … A Step Toward Diabetes ImmunotherapyHarvard Medical School Immune Checkpoint Found Lacking in Type 1 DiabetesThe Scientist |
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Newly-approved gene therapy a breakthrough in cancer treatment
Beatrice Daily Sun Dear Doctor: Our daughter was successfully treated for leukemia as a child, but the chemotherapy she went through was pretty brutal. Now I’ve read that we have the first gene therapy for cancer, which is a huge deal. How does it work? How much does it … |