CRISPR-Cas9: Scientists and Patients Have Philosophical Differences
Calls to Ban CRISPR A scientist named He Jiankui recently shocked the scientific world with his announcement that he had created twin “CRISPR babies”. The babies, a result of…
Calls to Ban CRISPR A scientist named He Jiankui recently shocked the scientific world with his announcement that he had created twin “CRISPR babies”. The babies, a result of…
According to a story from blogs.biomedcentral.com, the findings from the IPF-PRO Registry, which is a US-based registry for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients, were recently published. Patient registries are a critical…
According to a publication from Oncology Nurse Advisor, a study of 109 patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (certain types of blood cancers) found that mortality rates for younger patients were similar…
Extended Collaboration Amicus Therapeutics has just announced that they are expanding their collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine for the next five years. This collaboration is…
Open Style Lab is an organization that considers itself dedicated to creating "functional wearable solutions for people of all abilities without compromising on style.” They use a wide variety…
We all run into problems in our everyday lives that cause frustrations and test our patience. If we're feeling well, we react to those issues at the moment and then…
According to a story from the South China Morning Post, there are an estimated 20 million people in China that are rare disease patients. The Chinese government has 121 diseases…
The Problem Orkambi is a drug for cystic fibrosis (CF) created by Vertex. It is effective for approximately 40% of all CF patients. It was licensed in 2015 by the…
According to a story from finanznachrichten.de, the biotherapeutics company 4D pharma has recently announced a research partnership with the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas. The goal of…