by admin | Oct 17, 2024 | News & Opinions
by Maggie Harrison Dupré – Neoscope – Scientists have successfully used human stem cells to patch a hole in a monkey’s retina, restoring the primate’s vision and marking a successful step forward in the quest to treat age-related vision loss....
by admin | Oct 16, 2024 | News & Opinions
by Irena Maragkou – Pharmaceutical Technology – Innovative cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have significantly disrupted the treatment landscape for several genetic diseases. In recent years, the number of CGT approvals has been on an upward trajectory, with...
by admin | Oct 14, 2024 | News & Opinions
by Isabella Backman – Yale School of Medicine – CAR T-cell therapy, officially known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is among the newest cancer treatments that harness our immune system— the powerful network of cells, tissues, and organs...
by admin | Oct 11, 2024 | News & Opinions
By Sky News – The world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine could wipe the disease out, researchers have said. OvarianVax is a vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer. It’s being developed by...
by admin | Oct 10, 2024 | News & Opinions
By Purdue University – With age, some cells in the brain enter a state of senescence: rather than dying or regenerating by dividing, they just linger, alive, but functioning less effectively than normal cells. Senescence in the brain has been linked to cognitive...