Science DailyRobots grow mini-organs from human stem cellsScience DailyIn this process, the liquid-handling robots introduced the stem cells into plates that contained as many as 384 miniature wells each, and then coaxed them to turn into kidney organo… Continue reading
Long Long Life (blog)Funding anti-aging gene therapy with dogsLong Long Life (blog)Rejuvenation Bio is a company that aims to develop gene therapies to fight against aging in dogs, and at the end of the day, in humans. Gene therapy is a therapeutic tec… Continue reading
MedscapeKEYNOTE-189: Chemotherapy Plus Immunotherapy Now a Viable Option for PD-L1 Low Expression Non-Small Cell …MedscapeThe hazard ratio (HR) for OS was 0.49 with a difference at 1 year in OS of about 20%—from over 49% in the control arm to nearly … Continue reading
Big Think (blog)Scientists are trying revive woolly mammoth DNA to fight climate changeBig Think (blog)But if scientists can successfully use gene-editing systems like CRISPR to introduce woolly mammoth genes to elephants, that might change. “It could … Continue reading
WebMD |
Men May Gain More From Cancer Immunotherapy
WebMD THURSDAY, May 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Male cancer patients seem to fare significantly better following immunotherapy treatment than female patients, new research indicates. “Both sex and gender can potentially affect the strength of the body’s … |
Popular Science |
Forget allergy shots. Try allergy toothpaste.
Popular Science Immunotherapy works a lot like a vaccine, which teaches the immune system how to respond to pathogens by safely mimicking an invasion, and the results are just as impressive. While allergy shots don’t typically cure existing allergies entirely, they … |
Boston Business Journal |
Viewpoint: China has the upper hand in cancer cell therapy
Boston Business Journal Cheers went up last August when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first CAR–T cancer cell treatment, Novartis’ Kymriah, and again in October when it approved Gilead’s CAR–T treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In CAR–T … |