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Gut bacteria associated with cancer immunotherapy response in melanoma – Medical Xpress

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2017-02-21 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Gut bacteria associated with cancer immunotherapy response in melanoma
Medical Xpress
Melanoma patients’ response to a major form of immunotherapy is associated with the diversity and makeup of trillions of potential allies and enemies found in the digestive tract, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report
There could be a surprising link between how people respond to a new cancer treatment and their microbiomeBusiness Insider UK
Diverse gut microbiome may improve response to immunotherapy for melanomaHealio

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Medscape

Stem Cell Transplants Reset T-cell Repertoire in Crohn’s
Medscape
BARCELONA — For patients with refractory Crohn’s disease, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation — considered a “Hail Mary” therapeutic option when other treatments have failed — might improve disease activity and quality of life by resetting the

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Telegraph.co.uk

Stem Cell Tx May Halt MS Disability Progression
MedPage Today
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) was associated with long-term attenuation of disability progression in almost half of patients with aggressive, treatment-refractory multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers found. The long-term …
Multiple sclerosis: New stem cell transplantation may ‘freeze’ disease progressionTelegraph.co.uk
Stem Cell Transplants Can Stop Multiple SclerosisNewsmax
Multiple sclerosis: Stem cell transplantation may halt disease progressionMedical News Today
Multiple Sclerosis News Today –News-Medical.net –Daily Mail –The JAMA Network
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Vocativ

Gene Therapy Saves Puppies From A Fatal Disease—And Maybe Us Next
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For decades, some unlucky dog lovers have welcomed a bundle of barking joy into their homes, only to see them perish from a mysterious disease mere weeks after their birth. The pups’ seemingly healthy muscles had literally wasted away in front of their …

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Microbe, virus co-evolution: Model of CRISPR, phage co-evolution explains confusing experimental results
Science Daily
Beginning in 2012, scientists discovered they could use CRISPR proteins to precisely edit the genomes of not only bacteria but also of animals and humans. That discovery captured Science magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year in 2015 and could eventually …

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