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Degree of cell crowding in the early human embryo influences cell identity decision, new culture system finds
By Babraham Institute Research conducted by Dr Shota Nakanoh in a collaboration between Dr Teresa Rayon’s lab at the Institute and Professor Ludovic Vallier’s lab at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute has determined that the degree of cell crowding in the...

For “Huntington’s Gratitude Day” and it’s Saturday, March 23rd
By Frances D. Saldana and Jimmy Pollard For all partners working for a cure to Huntington's Disease, we recognize them on March 23rd, It’s called “Huntington’s Gratitude Day”. The gratitude is for the partnership between families touched by HD and the scientists in...

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations
By Anne Trafton - MIT NEWS - With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies. Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways — some...

150 Organizations Join the Healthspan Action Coalition’s Mission to Extend Healthy Longevity
Milestone Announced at the Inaugural Livelong Summit in West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL, March 15, 2024—The Healthspan Action Coalition today announced a major milestone—the joining of 150 organizations in its global mission to extend healthy longevity to all...

Livelong Summit | Live Long. Live Better. A powerful two-day event.
JOIN US at the Pam Beach Convention Center, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16. The Livelong Summit, March 15 & 16, with our very own Bernard Siegel speaking. This exclusive 2-day event features some of the greatest minds in medicine and longevity science....

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...