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US FDA refuses to approve MDMA for PTSD therapy – now what?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Aug, 2024
by Alex Muller
Despite showing promise for treating PTSD, MDMA-assisted therapy faces significant regulatory, ethical, and financial hurdles, highlighting challenges in accessibility and widespread adoption.
Potential new approach to enhancing stem-cell transplants
Posted in Medicine on 27th Aug, 2024
by Alex Muller
Targeting the protein c-Kit could enhance the mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from bone marrow, improving the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants.
Individualized cancer therapy demonstrates safety and sustained immune responses
Posted in Medicine on 27th Aug, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers have demonstrated that an individualized neoantigen therapy using mRNA-encoded instructions, can safely and effectively stimulate long-lasting immune responses against cancer cells.
Muscular dystrophy-reversing gene therapy: Human trials in 2 years
Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
A new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise in halting and potentially reversing muscle damage.
Lorlatinib Slows Growth of ALK-Positive Lung Cancers, May Prevent Brain Metastases
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
The global clinical trial CROWN has shown that lorlatinib (Lorbrena) is significantly more effective than crizotinib (Xalkori) as the initial treatment for advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).