Tag: cancer
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Gold Nanoparticles Boost Crispr Delivery
Cancer researchers designed a technique using gold nanoscale particles for safer delivery of edited gene therapies to blood-forming stem cells.
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Viral Disease Biotech Joins ElevateBio, Gains $120M
A biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for viral diseases is joining the ElevateBio consortium providing manufacturing for cell and gene therapies.
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Chip Device Performs Detailed Cancer Cell Analysis
A lab-on-a-chip device shows in tests with cancer patient blood samples to detect and analyze circulating tumor cells providing precise therapy targets.
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Scorpion-Derived Peptide Lights Up Brain Tumors
Results from a clinical trial show a peptide derived from scorpion venom illuminates brain tumor cells making removal of the tumors easier for surgeons.
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Wearables, Genetics Reveal Early Health Issues
Genetic and personal health data, including from wearable devices, from more than 100 healthy volunteers for several years revealed many early signs of disease.
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Trial Tests Diabetes Drug for Smoking Cessation
A clinical trial began enrolling participants to test the ability of a drug approved for treating diabetes, to also help people stop smoking cigarettes
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Tissue Chip Experiments Set for Space Station
A collection of 4 new tissue chip experiments are among the payloads to be sent next week to the International Space Station or ISS.
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Precision Medicine Tested for Combination Cancer Therapies
Results from a clinical trial show precision medicine, where the genomic nature of tumors guides the choice of treatment, can identify a combination of cancer therapies with better outcomes for patients.
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Gel Boosts T-Cells for Cancer Treatments
A biomedical engineering team devised techniques using a gel to produce more engineered T-cells, which in lab mice stopped the growth of tumors.
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Patent Awarded for Engineered T-Cell Cancer Therapy
An experimental treatment using a person’s modified T-cells from the immune system to attack solid tumor cancers received a U.S. patent.