Cell Therapy Prevents Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke: Study
All organs in the body rely on the blood and oxygen circulated by the heart. If the muscles of the heart weaken or stiffen too much, the heart—although still beating—can no longer pump enough to sustain other organs. This progressive condition called …
Altered CAR T Therapy Shrinks Ovarian Tumors in Mice
Cancer treatments are rapidly evolving with the advent of cell therapy. Within the last five years alone, CAR T therapy has become widely recognized for its ability to harness the immune cell’s natural abilities to clear cancer and enhance them with genetic …
Hepatitis C, The Disease, Epidemiology, Treatment, Eradication Part 3: United States Epidemiology
Hepatitis C is the leading blood borne infection, and the number one cause of liver disease in the United States. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 2.7 million people in the US are currently living with a chronic Hepatitis C Virus …
Hepatitis C, The Disease, Epidemiology, Treatment, Eradication Part 2: Global Epidemiology
The World Health Organization currently estimates the global burden of Hepatitis C to be between 130 and 170 million people. Ideally, this figure, as well as stratifications by location, age, and gender, would be more precisely determined based on data from community-based …
Hope For Universal, Ready-Made CAR T Therapy For Multiple Myeloma
A hallmark characteristic of CAR T therapy is that it is individually crafted. Each patient receives a unique cancer-fighting infusion made from their own immune cells. The crucial process of genetically modifying the cells, however, is lengthy and costly. Early study results …
Klotho: Hope For Increased Longevity And Reduced Neurodegenerative Disease (Part 1)
Renewed interest in a protein called klotho is pervading the scientific world. Klotho is a known anti-inflammatory protein that also contains anti-aging properties. In this two-part series, we will explore what klotho is, how it might impact inflammatory brain diseases, and how …
Hepatitis C, The Disease, Epidemiology, Treatment, Eradication Part 1: The Disease
Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world and affects an estimated 51 million people globally. Though the viral infection is easily diagnosable and treatable, a cure for hepatitis C remains elusive and one …
CAR T Cell-Like Therapy To Treat T Cell Leukemia (T-ALL)
As part of our series in cellular therapy, we previously described how CAR T therapy for treatment of B cell leukemia achieved early success in the field. T cell leukemia, however, engages a different part of the immune system and cannot be …
Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Live Longer?
New research suggests that one of the most effective weight loss strategies may be to not change what you eat, but rather, when. Time restricted eating, a form of intermittent fasting, gives you less opportunity to eat throughout the day. During periods …
Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells May Soon Be Available For Safe Transfusions
Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has been working on RESTORE— a project dedicated to growing red blood cells from stem cells. The RESTORE project …
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