CAR T-cell cancer therapy approved for use in Japan, offering new hope for young leukemia patients
An expert panel of the health ministry on Wednesday approved production and sales of a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell cancer therapy, which gives hope to young leukemia patients who cannot be cured with existing anti-cancer agents.
Brexit’s impact on gene and cell therapy research
Development of gene and cell therapies focused on treating, and possibly curing, the neediest of more than 1.5 billon individuals who have mutations linked to genetic diseases has been a priority for the Horizon 2020 project. Additional funding is likely with Horizon Europe, which currently has €8.2 billion earmarked for health research.
Discovery of the genetic conductor of brain stem cells
Our brain comprises 85 billion nerve cells and just as many so-called glial cells, which work in close contact with the former to guarantee their proper function.
Potential new treatment for heart attack
Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress, according to new research published in the journal, Cell Stem Cell and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Fujifilm Corporation (has announced it has agreed to acquire Biogen Manufacturing ApS for approximately US$890 million
Acting FDA Commissioner named as Ned SharplessFujifilm will acquire Biogen manufacturing facility to accelerate CDMO growthNational MS Society commits US$1 million for phase II stem cell trial.
Center for Gene and Cell Therapy Co-founded by Miltenyi and ATLATL in Shanghai
To accelerate the development of cell and gene therapy, ATLATL Center and Miltenyi Biotec have cooperated to build ATLATL-MACS Center for Gene and Cell Therapy.
Stroke: Preventing the damage by acting on the neuronal environment
With over 300 cases per day in France, stroke is the leading cause of handicap among adults, and the second cause of death. Eighty to 85 percent are caused by the occlusion of a cerebral artery by a blood clot (ischemic stroke), with nearby neurons dying because of oxygen deprivation.
New study describes various gene therapy strategies for treating Parkinsons disease
Parkinsons disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor and nonmotor deficits majorly caused by the loss of dopaminergic cells in the Substantia Nigra pars compacta (SNc) as well as the destruction of nigrostriatal pathway.
A cure for HIV? Feasible but not yet realized
This week a team of scientists and physicians from the U.K. published news of a second HIV positive man, in London, who is in long-term (18-month) HIV remission after undergoing treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma. The unexpected success has launched a new round of discussion about a potential cure for HIV.
The brains support cells show defective development in Huntingtons disease
The neurological disorder Huntingtons disease causes behavioural and motor changes, which among other things are a result of dysfunctional maturation or formation of glial cells, the brains support cells, researchers from the University of Copenhagen demonstrate in a new study based on mouse trials.
