Three studies report results of CAR-T gene therapy for aggressive brain cancer
Three separate clinical trials of engineered immune cells have reported results for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and hard-to-treat brain cancer...
A group of diseases that start when the signals that control how much and how often cells divide stop working properly. This causes cells to grow and multiply too much, and eventually to invade other tissues.
by Yan Lau
Three separate clinical trials of engineered immune cells have reported results for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and hard-to-treat brain cancer...
by Harry Hunter
A woman in Ireland who was prevented from becoming the legal parent of surrogate-born twins she has raised since birth will be allowed to seek judicial review of the decision...
Prostate cancer can be divided into two different genomic subtypes with implications for treatment strategies, new research has shown...
by Olivia Goff
A protein involved in DNA damage repair, PARP1, has been likened to superglue due to its crucial role in holding together the broken DNA ends...
The NHS has expanded access to its bowel cancer screening service for people with Lynch syndrome...
by Hannah Flynn
Guy's and St Thomas' Assisted Conception Unit, London, is the subject of an investigation by the HFEA into delays in informing women that their frozen eggs and embryos could be affected by a manufacturing error...
145 genes have been identified as key to maintaining genome stability, protection, repair, and preventing DNA damage...
Patient-derived tumour organoids can predict how effectively patients with bowel cancer will respond to drug treatment, according to a new study...
by Zoe Beketova
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
by Dr Elena Tucker and 1 others
Premature ovarian insufficiency is a relatively common cause of female infertility, leading to a menopause-like state before age 40. Dr Elena Tucker and Professor Andew Sinclair from the Unversity of Melbourne, Australia, explain the advances in understanding the genomic component of this condition...
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