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Whole-exome sequencing identified 36 genes associated with OCD and chronic tic disorders, expanding researchers’ understanding of the biology underlying both conditions.
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The first gene therapy for Huntington's disease submitted to the FDA, an mRNA flu vaccine advances to Phase 3 trials, an antibody drug for celiac disease, and more led the news this week.
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The newly discovered cells protect the tumor by recruiting regulatory T cells to create an immunosuppressive environment.
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The novel stem-cell derived retinal organoid provided a new understanding of the disease by showing that damage to retinal pigment epithelium cells is enough to cause neurodegeneration of photoreceptors.
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Neuro-Innovators is testing whether a combination of existing medicines can promote neuroplasticity and improve outcomes for people living with chronic stroke disability.News
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Another FDA-approved blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, a large investment in an epilepsy drug, a win for a monoclonal antibody drug, and more led the news this week.
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Bacteria have been linked to cancer treatment for more than a century. Now researchers are trying to turn them into actual therapies.
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New results from their Phase 2 trials show promise, but there could be issues moving to Phase 3. GSK's functional cure could be approved in the US before then.
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First discovered in the 1970s, the compound was shown in mice to boost energy expenditure and block fat synthesis — resulting in weight loss without muscle loss.
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As in vivo CAR T gains momentum, developers are finding new ways to make ex vivo manufacturing faster, more reproducible, and scalable.
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FDA approvals and complete responses letters, job cuts, a new FDA commissioner nomination, and more led the news this week.
Cancer Research News
A logic-gated platform is expanding what's druggable in antibody-drug conjugate development by pairing antigens that cancer cells co-express but normal tissue does not.
The new approach combined digital pathology with spatial proteomics to uncover the secrets of metastasis and personalized treatment options.
Editor's Pick
Born to differentiate and heal, mesenchymal stem cells carry great potential for treating a wide spectrum of diseases.
In a journey fraught with heartache and persistence, medical research giants paved the way for successful bone marrow transplantation.
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Discover how CRISPR and single-cell RNA sequencing can connect disease-associated variants to regulatory elements, genes, and pathways.
Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics' Nina Bauer on why stem cell-derived assays are becoming essential to drug development, not a replacement for it
