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The newly approved drug vastly reduced the amount of antibodies that would usually lead to organ rejection in a patient who had no chance of receiving a matched transplant.
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A new intravaginal drug delivery platform has been selected to investigate whether localized UTI treatment can reduce the collateral effects of systemic antibiotics.
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Researchers are moving beyond the male default as evidence reveals how sex influences disease, drug response, and clinical outcomes.
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Two new FDA approvals, a CRISPR program discontinued, discussions of a major merger, and more led the news this week.
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A new alternative approach to antibody-drug conjugates takes advantage of cancer cells’ need for fuel — first by encouraging them to overdose on glucose and then by blocking its backup source of fat.

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The Nurix and Roche partnership on bexobrutideg is the latest sign that targeted protein degradation is moving well beyond oncology.
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Phase Advance is using mechanistic virtual patient models to predict how LEAF4Life's hypoxia-targeting therapy could perform across multiple indications.

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Born to differentiate and heal, mesenchymal stem cells carry great potential for treating a wide spectrum of diseases.
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In a journey fraught with heartache and persistence, medical research giants paved the way for successful bone marrow transplantation. 

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