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Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

Tiny drops that resemble an extracellular matrix can be used to culture cells for delivery into the human body.

9 Aug 2021

New study offers insight into how high-risk form of blood cancer can develop in children

In some children with acute myeloid leukemia, cancer cells have the same amount of DNA changes as healthy blood stem cells.

6 Aug 2021

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

If you were growing up in Detroit in the 1970s or '80s, chances are you knew the city's Herman Kiefer public health complex by both sight and reputation.

6 Aug 2021

Combination therapy improves outcomes for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Shuo Ma, MD, '00 PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was co-first author of the clinical trial published in Blood.

5 Aug 2021

Scientists urge increased attention to persistent COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people

In an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina urged increased attention to persistent COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people.

5 Aug 2021

RIZE’s XRIZE Full-Color Printer Now Compatible with Synopsys Simpleware for 3D Medical Printing

RIZE, Inc. today announced that its XRIZE® 3D printing platform is compatible with Synopsys’ FDA 510(k)-cleared Simpleware™ software.

From Synopsys Simpleware™ Software 5 Aug 2021

Study offers genetic insights into the underlying biology of reproductive aging

The age at which women go through menopause is critical for fertility and impacts healthy ageing in women, but reproductive ageing has been difficult for scientists to study and insights into the underlying biology are limited.

4 Aug 2021

Investigational treatment improves survival rate of babies lacking thymus

An investigational treatment pioneered by a Duke Health pediatrician resulted in a one-year survival rate of 77% among children born with a rare condition in which they lack an immune system.

4 Aug 2021

Novel type of cellular therapy safe for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, study confirms

A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.

3 Aug 2021

New discovery could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for many cancers

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated and could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for a number of cancers.

2 Aug 2021

Vitamin D supplements are not effective for easing painful IBS symptoms, study reveals

Vitamin D supplements are not an effective treatment for easing painful symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a new study from the University of Sheffield reveals.

29 Jul 2021

Healthy eating during pregnancy is fundamental for mother and child

Healthy and balanced nutrition during pregnancy and early infancy is important for mother and child. However, despite some recent progress in Europe, there is still a long way to achieve the nutrition targets set by the WHO to improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition.

29 Jul 2021

Removing RNA-binding protein in subtype of leukemia can help to slow the cancer's development

Removing a protein that is often overexpressed in a rare and aggressive subtype of leukemia can help to slow the cancer's development and significantly increase the likelihood of survival, according to a study in mice led by scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

28 Jul 2021

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells show promise to treat muscular dystrophies

Results of a compassionate-use study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine show promising results for treating muscular dystrophies with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from Wharton's jelly (WJ), a substance found in the umbilical cord. Led by doctors at Klara Medical Center (KMC), Czestochowa, Poland, these WJ-MSC treatments resulted in significant improvement in several body muscles in most of the patients, with no serious side effects.

27 Jul 2021

Study may help refocus research efforts on adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship

Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type.

26 Jul 2021

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center part of promising phase 2 lymphoma clinical trial

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center was one of 28 clinical sites around the world that participated in the LOTIS-2 trial to test the efficacy of Loncastuximab tesirine, a promising new treatment for aggressive B-cell lymphoma.

23 Jul 2021

Pre-transplant cardio-cerebrovascular diseases impact hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes

Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a recognized treatment option for certain blood and bone marrow cancers as well as some autoimmune and hereditary disorders.

23 Jul 2021

Chemotherapy drugs can induce mutations that lead to relapse in pediatric ALL patients

Chemotherapy has helped make acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) one of the most survivable childhood cancers.

22 Jul 2021

Efficacy of mRNA vaccine-induced memory B cells against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study characterizes the functional humoral immunity post-COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccination.

22 Jul 2021

Wildfire smoke drives people in low-vaccinated areas indoors, raising outbreak fears

Missoula's new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, biking or otherwise making the most of Montana's abundant outdoor recreation. One look at the soupy haze blanketing the city and it was clear why.

22 Jul 2021

Bone News and Research

Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

New study offers insight into how high-risk form of blood cancer can develop in children

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

Combination therapy improves outcomes for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Scientists urge increased attention to persistent COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people

RIZE’s XRIZE Full-Color Printer Now Compatible with Synopsys Simpleware for 3D Medical Printing

Study offers genetic insights into the underlying biology of reproductive aging

Investigational treatment improves survival rate of babies lacking thymus

Novel type of cellular therapy safe for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, study confirms

New discovery could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for many cancers

Vitamin D supplements are not effective for easing painful IBS symptoms, study reveals

Healthy eating during pregnancy is fundamental for mother and child

Removing RNA-binding protein in subtype of leukemia can help to slow the cancer's development

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells show promise to treat muscular dystrophies

Study may help refocus research efforts on adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center part of promising phase 2 lymphoma clinical trial

Pre-transplant cardio-cerebrovascular diseases impact hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes

Chemotherapy drugs can induce mutations that lead to relapse in pediatric ALL patients

Efficacy of mRNA vaccine-induced memory B cells against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Wildfire smoke drives people in low-vaccinated areas indoors, raising outbreak fears

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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