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How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

Credit: CC0 Public DomainTheir stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment—school, relationships, work.And then—after agonizing treatments—wha

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

Credit: CC0 Public DomainTheir stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment—school, relationships, work.And then—after agonizing treatments—wha
Exploring mini-labs as an alternative to animal testing for evaluating radiopharmaceuticals

Exploring mini-labs as an alternative to animal testing for evaluating radiopharmaceuticals

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresMPS layout; red—media circuit with integrated pump; blue—pneumatic connectors; yellow—microwells for organoids; green—LUER-connectors). Credit:&

Exploring mini-labs as an alternative to animal testing for evaluating radiopharmaceuticals

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresMPS layout; red—media circuit with integrated pump; blue—pneumatic connectors; yellow—microwells for organoids; green—LUER-connectors). Credit:&
Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew findings from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy

Research provides insight into genetic link to potential treatment response among BRCA1/2 breast cancer patients

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew findings from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy
Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease

Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease

Universal risk predictor for cardiovascular disease, suitable for use in both primary and secondary prevention, would streamline risk assessmentPublishedJanuary 29, 2024EPIDEMIOLOGYResearchers from th

Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease

Universal risk predictor for cardiovascular disease, suitable for use in both primary and secondary prevention, would streamline risk assessmentPublishedJanuary 29, 2024EPIDEMIOLOGYResearchers from th
Rituximab Maintenance Effective for Autoimmune Cytopenias

Rituximab Maintenance Effective for Autoimmune Cytopenias

August 2023Thomas R. CollinsPatients with autoimmune cytopenias had longer durations of response after induction treatment with rituximab when rituximab was continued as maintenance therapy compared w

Rituximab Maintenance Effective for Autoimmune Cytopenias

August 2023Thomas R. CollinsPatients with autoimmune cytopenias had longer durations of response after induction treatment with rituximab when rituximab was continued as maintenance therapy compared w
Immunotherapy after surgery found to provide significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

Immunotherapy after surgery found to provide significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients' chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a p

Immunotherapy after surgery found to provide significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients' chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a p
Study suggests liquid biopsy could detect and monitor aggressive small-cell lung cancer

Study suggests liquid biopsy could detect and monitor aggressive small-cell lung cancer

byFred Hutchinson Cancer CentercfDNA sequencing for integrated mutation detection and inference of tumor TF activity and gene expression. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/

Study suggests liquid biopsy could detect and monitor aggressive small-cell lung cancer

byFred Hutchinson Cancer CentercfDNA sequencing for integrated mutation detection and inference of tumor TF activity and gene expression. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/
Efficacy shown for new melanoma therapeutic vaccine

Efficacy shown for new melanoma therapeutic vaccine

by Physician's Briefing StaffIn a recent trial, a new melanoma vaccine, mRNA-4157 (V940), when taken in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), was found to be effective in battling the deadly

Efficacy shown for new melanoma therapeutic vaccine

by Physician's Briefing StaffIn a recent trial, a new melanoma vaccine, mRNA-4157 (V940), when taken in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), was found to be effective in battling the deadly
An anticancer drug opens a new path for the treatment of Parkinson's

An anticancer drug opens a new path for the treatment of Parkinson's

by Spanish National Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Chemical Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.01.007Once they enter the body, drugs, apart from carrying out

An anticancer drug opens a new path for the treatment of Parkinson's

by Spanish National Research CouncilGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Chemical Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.01.007Once they enter the body, drugs, apart from carrying out
First-in-human clinical trial of CAR T cell therapy with new binding mechanism shows promising early responses

First-in-human clinical trial of CAR T cell therapy with new binding mechanism shows promising early responses

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaSafety and efficacy of a novel anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell product targeting a membrane-proximal domain of CD19 with

First-in-human clinical trial of CAR T cell therapy with new binding mechanism shows promising early responses

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaSafety and efficacy of a novel anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell product targeting a membrane-proximal domain of CD19 with
Looking at the environment around tumors could help predict how cancer spreads

Looking at the environment around tumors could help predict how cancer spreads

byUniversity College LondonRepresentative images of high granulocyte infiltration in the tumor nest and stroma for LUAD (left) and LUSC (right). Credit:Cancer Discovery(2024). DOI: 1

Looking at the environment around tumors could help predict how cancer spreads

byUniversity College LondonRepresentative images of high granulocyte infiltration in the tumor nest and stroma for LUAD (left) and LUSC (right). Credit:Cancer Discovery(2024). DOI: 1
Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri