Immunotherapy Trial Started in Patients with Inoperable Pancreatic CancerPR Web (press release)Based on preliminary evidence the immunotherapy-induced decrease of this surrogate marker is correlated with tumor shrinkage and prolonged survival. Pancreat… Continue reading
Science World Report |
We now have the first evidence that immune cells in the skin directly trigger hair growth
ScienceAlert For the first time, scientists have discovered that a common type of immune cell directly triggers stem cells in the skin that are responsible for hair growth in mice. Without this trigger, hair follicles just don’t do their job – even if they have the … Study links new hair growth to immune cellsGlobal Times This Immune Cell Could Promote Healthy Hair GrowthScience World Report Hair loss linked with defective immune cellsRadio Pakistan (press release) |
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo makes medical history with ‘giraffe sneakers,’ stem cell treatments
Colorado Springs Gazette Stem cell therapy was chosen in the treatments led by Dr. Liza Dadone, the zoo’s head veterinarian, because it has proven to repair damaged tissue. Staff at Colorado State University’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins helped … |
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Cancer Immunotherapy, Part 1: Current Strategies and Agents
P&T Community Another major step in cancer immunotherapy occurred in 1957 when E. Donnall Thomas, MD, explored stem cell transplantation. Initially, Dr. Thomas administered bone marrow from healthy individuals to patients with advanced leukemia and achieved some … |
Washington Post |
‘This is not the end’: Experimental therapy that targets genes gives cancer patients hope
Washington Post It showed that immunotherapy could attack colon and other cancers thought to be unstoppable. The key was their tumors’ genetic defect, known as mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency — akin to a missing spell-check on their DNA. As the DNA copies itself … |
Futurism |
In Just a Few Short Years, CRISPR Has Sparked a Research Revolution
Futurism CRISPR was Science magazine’s 2015 Breakthrough of the Year; it’s been featured prominently in the New Yorker more than once; and The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Jennifer Lopez will be the executive producer on an upcoming CRISPR-themed … |