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Study shows potential of human mesenchymal stem cells in treating NTM lung infection

A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine offers hope for those suffering from a chronic, difficult to treat condition called non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infection.

5 May 2021

New therapeutic target for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

According to a new study, targeting a pathway that is critical for the survival of some cases of acute myeloid leukemia could open up a new therapeutic route for patients.

3 May 2021

Distinctive "spike" proteins of SARS-CoV-2 also play a key role in the disease

Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2's distinctive "spike" proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells.

3 May 2021

New gene editing tool helps analyze the mysterious quirk of bacteria

While the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has become the poster child for innovation in synthetic biology, it has some major limitations.

3 May 2021

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

The human immune system comprises functionally specialized cellular defense mechanisms that protect the body against disease.

3 May 2021

New integrative genetic screening technology offers insights into role of DNA accessibility in cancer

In a new resource for the scientific community, published today in Nature Biotechnology, researchers in the lab of Neville Sanjana, PhD, at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) and New York University (NYU) developed CRISPR-sciATAC, a novel integrative genetic screening platform that jointly captures CRISPR gene perturbations and single-cell chromatin accessibility genome-wide.

30 Apr 2021

Geisinger receives $3.6 million from NCI to study the role of genetic variation in cancer

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a 5-year, $3.6 million contract to Geisinger to study the role of genetic variation in cancer.

30 Apr 2021

Researchers hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment for breast cancer patients

Researchers at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment option for breast cancer patients who could benefit from it.

26 Apr 2021

Small molecular changes can have dramatic impact on the CAR T cell function

When researchers from Penn Medicine found that many patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with the investigational chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy targeting the CD22 antigen didn't respond, they went back to the drawing board to determine why.

23 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces antibodies that can destroy infected cells

Research teams investigated the antibodies generated in people with symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers uncover a key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured, stored and shared, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have uncovered a likely key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

21 Apr 2021

Key discovery could prevent treatment failure in people with severe hemophilia A

Recently, researchers achieved a crucial discovery that could mitigate and eliminate immune responses causing treatment failure in people with hemophilia A.

20 Apr 2021

Chemical biomarker levels reflect varying severity of COVID-19 symptoms

Varying severity of COVID-19 symptoms in patients is reflected by levels of a chemical biomarker in their body which scientists say could be used to better manage treatments and other interventions, including vaccinations.

20 Apr 2021

3D biomaterial helps implanted stem cells stick around to reverse arthritis

A 3D biomaterial scaffold design to slowly release stem cells has worked to ensure implanted stem cells stick around to relieve pain and reverse arthritis in mice knee joints.

19 Apr 2021

Modified immune cells can ruthlessly kill cancerous tumors

Modified immune cells that ruthlessly kill cancerous tumors may prove a game-changer for people living with late-stage cancer.

16 Apr 2021

Scientists discover how immune response to TB differs in adults and newborn babies

The immune response to tuberculosis (TB) differs in adults and newborn babies due to the way immune cells use energy to kick into gear in a bid to kill the bacteria. This fresh discovery - just published in leading journal, Frontiers in Immunology - offers hope for improving treatments for what remains a deadly disease.

15 Apr 2021

Cancer immunotherapy patients experience potentially life-threatening side effects

Many patients with cancer receive immune checkpoint inhibitors that strengthen their immune response against tumor cells. While the medications can be life-saving, they can also cause potentially life-threatening side effects in internal organs.

13 Apr 2021

Exercise training may slow tumor growth for females with breast cancer

Exercise training may slow tumor growth and improve outcomes for females with breast cancer - especially those treated with immunotherapy drugs - by stimulating naturally occurring immune mechanisms, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have found.

13 Apr 2021

Study reveals genetic risk factors for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder

Researchers at the University of Calgary and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in Toronto, have discovered genetic risk factors for OCD that could help pave the way for earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for children and youth.

13 Apr 2021

New stem cell therapy shows promise to help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers

According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past.

8 Apr 2021

Hospital News and Research

Study shows potential of human mesenchymal stem cells in treating NTM lung infection

New therapeutic target for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Distinctive "spike" proteins of SARS-CoV-2 also play a key role in the disease

New gene editing tool helps analyze the mysterious quirk of bacteria

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

New integrative genetic screening technology offers insights into role of DNA accessibility in cancer

Geisinger receives $3.6 million from NCI to study the role of genetic variation in cancer

Researchers hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment for breast cancer patients

Small molecular changes can have dramatic impact on the CAR T cell function

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces antibodies that can destroy infected cells

Researchers uncover a key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Key discovery could prevent treatment failure in people with severe hemophilia A

Chemical biomarker levels reflect varying severity of COVID-19 symptoms

3D biomaterial helps implanted stem cells stick around to reverse arthritis

Modified immune cells can ruthlessly kill cancerous tumors

Scientists discover how immune response to TB differs in adults and newborn babies

Cancer immunotherapy patients experience potentially life-threatening side effects

Exercise training may slow tumor growth for females with breast cancer

Study reveals genetic risk factors for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder

New stem cell therapy shows promise to help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers

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