In this video, recorded at the World Stem Cell Summit 2019, Julie Allickson, PhD, discusses past and current research conducted at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s…
A research team at University of Massachusetts is investigating a recently identified type of body fat that may have beneficial effects in the body. Known as “beige fat,”…
New data shows that cabozantinib, a drug already approved in the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), elicited promising results in patients with less common non-clear…
The proportion of risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) that can be attributed to genetic factors is as high as 60%. This data invokes heritability comparisons to both…
Scientists at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai recently created five clones from a single gene-edited macaque monkey. The project represents a significant departure…
Urine can provide important insights into health and overall bodily function. This makes urine-testing a powerful tool in the quest to detect and treat disease. Valued for its…
David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts presented results from the KEYNOTE-427 study at the Genitourinary Cancers…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced a new video for healthcare providers who treat or dispense medications to women of reproductive age. This short…
A phase 1b study showed pembrolizumab and axitinib extended both overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with previously untreated mRCC. “The risk of death was…
A new palm-sized device set for release in Europe can detect common pathogens in minutes. The Polish researchers who created the device, known as the SensDx, believe it…
Genetically modified chickens can lay eggs that contain an important immune-boosting human protein. Researchers at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh Roslin Institute have developed a more efficient means of…
