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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Two potential Parkinson's disease therapies progress through clinical trials
Two investigational Parkinson's disease therapeutics – a stem cell-based therapy and a gene therapy – have both advanced into late clinical development...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Rare immune disease treated successfully with personalised gene therapy
A world-first gene therapy has successfully been used to restore the immune system of a teenager with a rare genetic condition...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Clinical trial success of gene therapy for ultra-rare disease
An investigational gene therapy has successfully restored immune function in children with an ultra-rare immune disease...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell therapies for Parkinson's disease show success in early clinical trials
Two stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease demonstrate safety and potential clinical benefits in early clinical trials...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Protein related to graft-versus-host disease identified
A protein present in immune cells may enable early diagnosis and treatment of complications in blood stem cell transplant recipients, according to research from the University of Birmingham...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell transplant recipients can have successful pregnancies
Some women can become pregnant and give birth to healthy children after undergoing stem cell transplantation, according to a new retrospective study...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Two gene therapies for sickle cell disease approved by FDA
Two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Event Review: The Royal Society – Remaking ourselves
What does it mean to be human? Have you ever questioned the meaning of self or humanity? Dr Yee Yen Goh reviews the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar 2022 award lecture, given by Dr Philip Ball...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Lab-grown red blood cells used in blood transfusion for first time
Laboratory-grown red blood cells have been used in a blood transfusion in a world first clinical trial...