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.................... by Andrew Celentano
Successfully treated acute myeloid leukemia patients may hold the key to new CAR T cell therapy
Now, a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has developed a new type of CAR T cell therapy that targets a protein found almost exclusively on leukemia cells and not on healthy cells.
Gene-edited stem cell transplant shows promise for aggressive blood cancers
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, showed that a stem cell transplant in which the donor cells have been genetically engineered to remove a particular protein helps prevent toxic side effects and potentially improves the effectiveness of therapies given after a transplant to help prevent cancer recurrence.
Bayesian Health secures first FDA clearance for AI-driven continuous sepsis monitor
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Bayesian Health’s continuous artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sepsis monitor, making the device the first of its kind to achieve this milestone.
Siemens Healthineers wins FDA clearance for 6 new interventional imaging systems
Siemens Healthineers announced today that the FDA cleared six new systems within its Artis interventional imaging portfolio.
Noninvasive deep brain stimulation technique shows early promise for treating Parkinson’s disease
A novel, noninvasive brain stimulation approach—known as transcranial temporal interference stimulation (TIs)—may offer a new way to treat motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease without the need for surgery, according to a pilot study appearing in eBioMedicine. The technique, which uses overlapping electrical currents to selectively target deep brain regions, significantly improved movement in patients compared with a sham treatment when targeting the subthalamic nucleus.
Cardiac MRI and blood markers sharpen hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk prediction
Findings from a new study have identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition with a prevalence of one in 500 people and a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death.
The robotic penguin that makes endoscopy optional
Researchers at the TechMed Center of the University of Twente have built a swallowable soft robot that samples stomach fluid and measures acidity in real time.
RNA therapy slows harmful heart remodeling after heart attack in clinical trial
A team led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Thum, Director of the Institute for Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies at Hannover Medical School (MHH), has produced a synthetic antagonist called CDR132L, which can block the main switch for cardiac hypertrophy and reverse chronic heart failure.