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Study Confirms Efficacy of Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Children
A new study has explored safety and early outcomes in a large cohort of SMA patients under the age of two years who were treated with gene therapy.
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Gut Bacteria Help Our Immune System Attack Cancerous Tumors
Researchers have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it, which may provide a new understanding of why immunotherapy works in some cases, but not others.
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Redesigning Nature's Work: Enzyme Optimized for Potential Nerve Regrowth Treatment
A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan have redesigned a naturally occurring enzyme that has demonstrated the ability to promote nerve regrowth in nerve damage models, increasing its activity and stability.
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Human Monoclonal Antibody Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding
A new study has suggested that COVID-specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus – a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.
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Novel Syringe Technology Designed To Enable Injection of Viscous Drug Formulations
A team has developed a simple, technology to administer drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes.
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Molecular Computers Precisely Target the Right Cells
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar.
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Convalescent Plasma Receives Emergency Authorization Use by FDA for COVID-19
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19.
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Researchers Find Method to Regrow Cartilage in the Joints
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a way to regenerate, in mice and human tissue, the cushion of cartilage found in joints.
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Blocking Copper Uptake in Cancer Cells May Be Key To Boosting Immune Response
Researchers have discovered that removing copper from the blood can destroy some of the deadliest cancers that are resistant to immunotherapy using models of the disease.
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Link Between Gut Microbiome and Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Researchers have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is linked to a better treatment outcome, for patients on FDA-approved immunotherapy regimens.
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