Chemotherapy is known to cause behavioral side effects, including cognitive decline. Notably, the gut microbiome communicates with the brain to affect behavior, including cognition.
With the number of adult cancer survivors in the United States expected to reach 23 million by 2032, the long-term needs of this population are growing yet often poorly understood and addressed.
Using genetic engineering techniques, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have designed a novel type of cell to recognize and fight cancer.
Exscientia plc announced it will be expanding its work with Amazon Web Services to use the cloud provider’s artificial intelligence and machine learning services to power its platform for end-to-end drug discovery and automation.
FDA granted Fast Track designation for 225Ac-FL-020, a radiopharmaceutical which targets prostate-specific membrane antigen for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Boehringer Ingelheim and OSE Immunotherapeutics SA, a clinical-stage biotech company, announced that Boehringer will be progressing their first-in-class SIRPα immuno-oncology program into the next phase in clinical development.
The Wistar Institute is collaborating with Accelerated Biosciences Corp. to create a platform based on human trophoblast stem cells to explore new immunotherapies that use Accelerated Bio’s proprietary technology. This collaboration could generate various types of immune cells from hTSCs, changing the field of allogeneic immunotherapies.
The Supreme Court last week upended one of the underpinnings of administrative law by weakening the authority of federal health agencies to rely on technical expertise as they regulate medical products, issue coverage decisions, and respond to public health crises.
The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, removing one of the foundational principles of administrative law and upending the way federal agencies rely on technical subject-matter expertise. What comes next?
Sometimes profoundly important public health opportunities are discovered by accident.
