A population of stem cells with the ability to generate new bone has been newly discovered by a group of researchers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. In the journal STEM CELLS, lead investigator Dr. Ivo Kalajzic, professor of reconstructive sciences, postdoctoral fellows Dr. Sierra Root and Dr. Natalie Wee, and collaborators at Harvard, Maine
A person with a genetic condition that causes blindness has become the first to receive a CRISPR–Cas9 gene therapy administered directly into their body. The treatment is part of a landmark clinical trial to test the ability of CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing techniques to remove mutations that cause a rare condition called Leber’s congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10).
ARM today released its 2019 Annual Report and Sector Year in Review, highlighting the organization’s key priorities and initiatives, as well as offering an in-depth look at trends and metrics for the cell therapy, gene therapy, and tissue engineering sector. ARM, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019, is the premier international advocacy organization representing the cell
In a presidential election year where the high cost of prescription drugs has been a major campaign issue, JAMA joined the fray with a special issue on drug pricing. Source MEDPAGETODAY Four studies — three in JAMA and one in JAMA Internal Medicine — along with a handful of editorials dig deeper into key questions about the U.S. pharmaceutical industry: Is
Genetic data show that a Brasilian case, looking to be connected with Italy, could be tracked down to Germany and China. Source MIT Technology Review In the unprecedented outbreak of a new coronavirus sweeping the world, the germ’s genetic material may ultimately tell the story not just of where it came from, but of how
A 33-year-old German man may be the first European to have contracted the infection of the new coronavirus and to have transmitted it. This was reported by a letter from German doctors published in the New England Journal of Medicine on March 5. The man experienced respiratory symptoms and high fever on January 24th. The
The coronavirus has evolved into two major types, with differing transmission rates and geographical distribution, according to a study published in the National Science Review yesterday. A group of Chinese scientists analysed 103 coronavirus genomes and identified mutations in 149 sites across the strains. They found that one type, which they called the L type, was more
The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the global mortality rate for Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, was 3.4 percent. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organization’s director general, said in a news conference in Geneva that Covid-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, but does not transmit as easily.
source NIH Director The recent COVID-19 outbreak of a novel type of coronavirus that began in China has prompted a massive global effort to contain and slow its spread. Despite those efforts, over the last month the virus has begun circulating outside of China in multiple countries and territories. Cases have now appeared in the
The structure was solved by a team including the University of Chicago (U of C), the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine (UCR). Drugs previously in development for SARS could be effective for COVID-19 A potential drug target
