Oncology & Cancer
From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer
Could humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?
Feb 2, 2023
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News tagged with gene therapy treatments
Medications
FDA approves gene therapy for tough-to-treat bladder cancer
Patients with a high-risk bladder cancer now have a new option to treat it.
Dec 19, 2022
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Medications
A gene therapy for hemophilia that costs $3.5 million gets FDA approval
People with one form of the genetic blood disorder hemophilia now have a one-time treatment with a $3.5 million price tag.
Nov 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New cancer therapy takes personalized medicine to a new level
Personalized care has been a buzzword in medicine for years, but new research on cancer treatment is taking it to a new level.
Nov 13, 2022
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Genetics
Gene therapy targeting overactive brain cells could treat neurological disorders
A new treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases, that works by reducing the excitability of overactive brain cells, has been developed by UCL researchers.
Nov 3, 2022
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Genetics
Bluebird Bio's gene therapy for brain disease receives accelerated approval
Bluebird Bio Inc.'s gene therapy for a brain-wasting disease received accelerated approval from U.S. regulators, making it the first treatment of its kind for children living with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy.
Sep 19, 2022
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Medications
Novartis says two children treated with gene therapy died
Two children who received Zolgensma, a gene therapy produced by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to treat spinal muscular atrophy, have died from liver failure, the company said Friday.
Aug 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
A new microfluidic system could keep tabs on cancer treatment
Found in a patient's blood, circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, have powerful potential to indicate how well a cancer treatment is working and guide treatment decisions. Even so, CTC technologies have not yet been widely implemented ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
X-rays trigger a calcium signaling cascade in cells of the immune system: A potential weapon against tumors
Radiation therapy is a proven approach to destroying tumors. However, it is possible that it might be able to do even more in the future—namely stimulate the immune system at the same time and so fight cancer even more ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Pediatrics
Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds
Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, research suggests.
Feb 18, 2022
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