The ScientistStem Cell Trial Data Mostly Go UnpublishedThe ScientistFLICKR, PETEThe results of about 45 percent of completed stem cell clinical trials end up published in academic journals, according to a study published in Stem Cell Reports (April 13)… Continue reading
ZME ScienceCell maps reveal how the body fights off cancerZME ScienceWhat type of cells surround a tumor and the way they respond to it (especially immune system cells which bunch up at its border and fight towards the core) usually makes or breaks imm… Continue reading
East Anglian Daily Times |
University of Suffolk begins link with UK Stem Cell Bank for science courses
East Anglian Daily Times The tie-up will also mean a boost for research into regenerative medicine and stem cell use at the university. “Dr Federica Masieri, senior lecturer and course leader for MSc Regenerative Medicine said: “We are delighted to be collaborating with what … |
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release) |
Immunotherapy Advanced by Immune Cell Studies of Lung and Kidney Cancers
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release) “We’ve found that immune cells start to be dysfunctional very early during tumor formation, but immunotherapy is not typically given until patients relapse and the cancer is advanced,” says Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the lung cancer … Cell maps reveal how the body fights off cancerZME Science |
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A gene therapy that cures a rare genetic disease just got its first customer, a year after it was approved
Yahoo News A child in Europe has become the second individual ever to receive a commercial gene therapy, according to GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment, called Strimvelis, can provide an outright cure for a rare inherited immune deficiency by revising a patient’s … |
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A gene therapy that cures a rare genetic disease just got its first customer, a year after it was approved
Yahoo News A child in Europe has become the second individual ever to receive a commercial gene therapy, according to GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment, called Strimvelis, can provide an outright cure for a rare inherited immune deficiency by revising a patient’s … |