Cintas Corp.’s Farmer family gives millions for stem cell research at local hospital – Cincinnati Business Courier
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Cintas Corp.’s Farmer family gives millions for stem cell research at local hospital
Cincinnati Business Courier The scientists converted adult human cells drawn from skin and blood samples into blank stem cells, which can become any type of tissue. Today, doctors at the hospital can bioengineer the small intestine, colon, stomach and mini livers. Cincinnati … |
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Surgeon meets challenges of performing gene therapy
Healio On March 22, a Florida boy underwent gene therapy with Luxturna for treatment of inherited retinal disease at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, a first for the institution. “Of course there were challenges,” the boy’s surgeon, Audina M. Berrocal, MD … |
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Pfizer Inks New CAR–T Deal, In Talks With P&G for Unit Sale
Nasdaq Focus on the CAR-T area has increased with last year’s FDA approval of therapies such as Novartis’ NVS Kymriah and Gilead’s Yescarta. These treatments have huge commercial potential and could well change the treatment paradigm. CAR-T falls under the … |
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CRISPR and DNA ‘barcode’ track cancer growth
Futurity: Research News Scientists have found a way to modify pairs of cancer-related genes in the lungs of mice and then precisely track individual cells of the resulting tumor. The combined technique could dramatically speed up cancer research and drug development, finally … |