NEW YORK — In recent decades, there have been periodic reports of a worldwide decline in sperm count and quality. Male infertility has ostensibly been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias — a congenital defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the...
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SHANGHAI and NANJING, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., — IASO Bio, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative cell therapies and antibody products, today announced that China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Equecabtagene Autoleucel (IASO Bio R&D...
Daejeon, South Korea – The human brain’s adaptability to internal and external changes, known as neural plasticity, forms the foundation for understanding cognitive functions like memory and learning, as well as various neurological disorders. New research conducted by a team led by Dr. PARK Joo Min of the Center for...
New York, NY — The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support an innovative research project aimed at understanding the early stages of Crohn’s disease before noticeable symptoms...
New York, NY – Measuring the amount of glucosylsphingosine, also called lyso-Gb1, a key marker used to help diagnose Gaucher disease, may aid doctors in deciding when someone with Gaucher disease type 1 should begin treatment, a new study suggests. Additionally, a certain level of lyso-GL1 may help distinguish between...
Baltimore, Maryland – Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as “junk DNA” or “dark matter,” that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel approach that uses...
Barcelona, Spain – Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have made progress in exploring potential treatments for skin tumours associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Their findings in cell models have been published in the journal JCI Insight. Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a rare genetic disorder that...
Stockholm, Sweden — Members of the AD-RIDDLE consortium announced today that they will begin a new initiative that aims to bridge the gap between Alzheimer’s research, implementation science, and precision medicine. The AD-RIDDLE programme will offer healthcare professionals a suite of validated solutions for timely detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s...
Bengaluru, India – The spread of tumour from the primary cancer site to distant organs, called metastasis, has puzzled scientists for many years – they are only now beginning to pinpoint triggers and mechanisms that drive this process. A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how...
Birmingham, UK – Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neurone disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham. The method will help scientists better understand the changes in the brain that lead to motor neurone disease (MND) and could eventually yield insights that will help...