A coalition of liberal interest groups and 130 members of Congress are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its current policy governing blood and plasma donations from men who have sex with men (MSM). Under the current policy, which was approved in December 201
Researchers, led by Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh and MIT Principal Research Scientist Ming Dao, have created a new computer model that shows how tiny slits in the spleen prevent old, diseased or misshapen red blood cells from re-entering the bloodstream. Members o
Four NCI Cancer Centers Announce Landmark Research Consortium and Collaborations with Celgene Pioneering Public-Private Cancer Initiative with Unified Leadership Committed to Changing the Course of Cancer Care NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, The Abramson Cancer Center at t
CRISPR, the genome-editing technology that has taken biomedical science by storm, is finally nearing human trials. On June 21, an advisory committee at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved a proposal to use CRISPR–Cas9 to help augment cancer therapies that rely on enlis
PCT has expanded its relationship with Kiadis Pharma (Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels: KDS) (“Kiadis”), by entering into an agreement for the manufacturing of cell therapy product for United States and Canada clinical trial sites for a Phase 3 trial of Kiadis’ lead product, ATIR101™,
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine involving humans. Inovio Pharmaceuticals of Pennsylvania and GeneOne Life Science of South Korea joined forces to develop the drug named GLS-5700 and researchers will be able to announc
French scientists have carried out the first human trial of an ultrasound device that pushes drugs through the “blood-brain barrier”, potentially clearing a big obstacle to using chemotherapy on brain tumours. The barrier, a protective layer of cells around cerebral blood vessels that
AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross issued the following joint statement regarding the outpouring of support following the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida: “As we celebrate World Blood Donor Day on June 14, AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cr
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has officially severed ties with Theranos and plans to close all 40 Theranos Wellness Centers at its stores in Arizona. Walgreens’ Sunday announcement was a critical blow to the beleaguered blood-testing company that has been plagued with problems sin