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2024 Annual World Congress – Society of Brain Mapping & Therapeutics
MARCH 14 - 17, 2024 The program will represent state-of-the-art science and technology in the field of neuroscience, engineering, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, molecular biology, neurology, radiology and oncology. Melissa King organized the regenerative...
Brad Inman, Creator of Livelong Summit and Bernie Siegel, founder of HSAC, discuss the Livelong Summit happening March 15-16 in Palm Beach, FL
Watch the recorded LinkedIn Video - Click Here In this video Bernie & Brad discuss the life-changing Livelong Summit coming to Palm Beach Convention Center on March 15 & 16, sponsored by the Healthspan Action Coalition. To learn more & to register for the...
MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells
By Sara Reardon - Nature - The CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing system excels at altering and disrupting genes. But the changes it makes are permanent, which can be a big problem if the system goes awry. Now, a CRISPR-based system that targets a cell’s short-lived messenger...
US biotech fundraising boom ends 2-year deal drought
By Nicholas Megaw - Fianacial Times - Biotech companies are rushing to raise money in US equity markets at the fastest rate since the peak of the mid-pandemic market boom. Drug developers raised $6.2bn in equity capital markets in January, according to data from...
Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
By Weill Cornell Medicine - A new study identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation. The results, published in...
FDA approves first cell therapy for solid tumors
by Megan Giboney - RegMedNet - The US FDA has granted accelerated approval for AMTAGVI™ (lifileucel), a novel cell therapy for advanced melanoma. This is the first cell therapy to be approved by the FDA for the treatment of a solid tumor. AMTAGVI utilizes a population...
Boosting health equity with lab-grown tissues
By University of California Irvine - Popular Science recently chose Quinton Smith, UC Irvine assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, as one of its Brilliant 10 scientists “on the cusp of changing the world” for his research on growing tissue from...
Livelong Summit: Key Longevity Trends for Medical Professionals
By the HSAC TEAM Healthspan Action Coalition (HSAC) is sponsoring The Livelong Summit™ to bring you an exclusive 2-day event featuring some of the greatest minds in medicine and longevity science. Because so many medical professionals have already signed up, we’ve...
New CRISPR tool accelerates and optimizes genome editing
By April Wendling, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Phys.org - CRISPR/Cas systems have undergone tremendous advancement in the past decade. These precise genome editing tools have applications ranging from transgenic crop development to gene therapy and...
5 surprising reasons why you should donate blood
By U. Rochester-URMC - Futuirity - The American Red Cross is experiencing the most critical blood shortage in 20 years. Blood shortages are all too common, but they’re occurring more frequently now than ever before. Contact the Red Cross to find local blood drives...
Studying “Stone Man Syndrome,” Scientists Inadvertently Improve Cellular Reprogramming
Ben Andrew Henry - The Scientist - While studying a rare genetic disease, researchers discovered a signaling pathway linked to the efficiency of reprogramming somatic cells into stem cells. Thanks to a chance discovery, researchers have found a more efficient way to...
Thermo Fisher expands partnership with Multiply Labs to automate cell therapy production
By Joseph Keenan - Fierce Pharma - Robotics specialist Multiply Labs and Thermo Fisher Scientific inked a deal to expand their partnership to further automate the cell therapy production process. The two companies will integrate Multiply Lab's robotic technology and...