Ethical Stem Cells Relieve Parkinson’s in Monkeys | National Review – National Review
National Review |
Ethical Stem Cells Relieve Parkinson’s in Monkeys | National Review
National Review The advance of ethical stem cell research continues exponentially. Neurons made from induced pluripotent stem cells–which were, in turn, made from skin … Human Stem Cells Fight Parkinson’s Disease in MonkeysScientific American Parkinson’s: Stem cells restore nerve function in monkeysMedical News Today Scientists are ready to treat Parkinson’s with stem cellsQuartz Telegraph.co.uk –The Times –UPI.com all 67 news articles » |
Seeking Alpha |
Gilead’s Competition: Other Stocks To Watch In Immunotherapy
Seeking Alpha Novartis has immunotherapy cancer treatments that are ahead of Gilead/Kite in terms of approvals. While it certainly won’t stop Gilead from getting into the market, this represents a clear price competitor (good for consumers, bad for earnings … |
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Pediatric Cancer Neoepitope Analysis May Aid Immunotherapy Development
GenomeWeb NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A new sequencing study in hundreds of pediatric cancer cases has revealed potential targets for cancer vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, or other forms of immunotherapy. Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital … |
Comet 24 |
Cutting-edge stem cell and gene therapy centre in Stevenage gets £12 million funding boost
Comet 24 The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is making its home at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst campus in Gunnels Wood Road, and is due to open in autumn 2017. Now an extra £12 million in government funds will go towards fitting out the building’s second … |
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US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemia
WCJB CAR-T treatment uses gene therapy techniques not to fix disease-causing genes but to turbocharge T cells, immune system soldiers that cancer too often can evade. Researchers filter those cells from a patient’s blood, reprogram them to harbor a … |
Science Magazine |
Skepticism surfaces over CRISPR human embryo editing claims
Science Magazine When the first U.S. team to edit human embryos with CRISPR revealed their success earlier this month, the field reeled with the possibility that the gene-editing technique might soon produce children free of their parents’ genetic defects. But the way … In a Sign of Gene-Editing Frenzy, Startup Pitches Editing without CRISPRMIT Technology Review Experts explain the ‘CRISPR‘ practice: A controversial gene editing technologyThe Daily Orange Could gene editing tools such as CRISPR be used as a biological weapon?The Conversation UK TrendinTech all 5 news articles » |
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Pump the CRISPR Brakes
GenomeWeb In a preprint article on bioRxiv, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Maria Jasin, Harvard’s George Church, and their colleagues sound a note of scientific caution on a recent Nature study that reported using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to … |
Smithsonian |
First Gene Therapy Treatment Approved in US
Smithsonian The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the United States’ first approved gene therapy treatment, clearing a new medical pathway in the country. “We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient’s … US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemiaABC News FDA approves a ‘historic’ new type of leukemia treatmentToday.com Hailing a breakthrough in fighting cancer, FDA approves gene therapy that functions as a ‘living drug’Los Angeles Times FDA.gov –MIT Technology Review all 359 news articles » |