1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (216+ words) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed allowing manufacturers of cell and gene therapies to make use of existing scientific and platform knowledge'during product development. Dr Vijay Kumar, acting director of the office of therapeutic products at the…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (192+ words) An experimental off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy has shown early signs of activity against advanced solid tumours, including metastatic colorectal cancer. The treatment, known as FT836, is an off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Preliminary Phase 1 data presented…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (450+ words) The landscape of fertility treatment is shifting. As we move toward a new generation of As part of ongoing efforts to address this, U-Ploid Biotechnologies and The Fertility Alliance collaborated on a cross-sectional research study conducted between 15 July and 31 August…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (490+ words) What struck me, even more than the specifics of Kristersson's proposal, is how this discussion is being framed in demographic terms. Media coverage has focused on Sweden's record-low birth rates " the country's total fertility rate currently sits at around 1. 42 children…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (152+ words) An online tool to help IVF patients understand their chances of having a baby through IVF has been launched by researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The tool uses years of data collected by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority,…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (120+ words) A large-scale genomic study of nearly 500 domestic cats has found that many cancer-associated genetic mutations are shared between cats and humans, including mutations linked to human breast cancer. 'We were surprised by the extent of the similarities between feline and…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (257+ words) Dr Mireia Carcol" Estrada Patients diagnosed with breast cancer may be able to safely avoid chemotherapy if a genomic test indicates they are at low risk of their cancer returning, according to findings presented at a major cancer conference. 'OPTIMA…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (105+ words) This film documents the PET event 'Ancestry, Ethnicity, IVF Outcomes: Why Do Some Patients Fare Better than Others?', supported by IBSA. If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on You Tube. This film was made…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (444+ words) The UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) has announced that it does not recommend widespread screening for prostate cancer at the current time. The recommendations are that only men who have a mutation in the BRCA2 gene should be routinely screened. In…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (169+ words) Ancient DNA analysis has revealed that two individuals buried in an apparent embrace in medieval Poland were both female and were not closely related. The remains were discovered during excavations conducted between 2022 and 2023 at the Cathedral of the Exaltation of…...