Update: Plan Set for Charlie's Second Stem Cell Transplant
If all goes well, Charlie Knuth will begin a second stem cell transplant with hopes of beating a rare and painful skin disease.
ETSU researches Hepatitis C
East Tennessee State University just received a $1.4 million grant to find out two things: why do people with Hepatitis C develop a chronic infection, and why are 50 percent of the ones who have it not compatible with the current treatment?
Chimerix Announces BK Virus Data In Late-Breaking Poster Session At The 24th International Congress Of The …
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Chimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, today announced a late-breaking poster presentation …
Lung Transplant Recipient Defies All Odds
Meara Schmidt, 28, almost died a few weeks ago. But a double lung transplant, a new approach to oxygenation, and her strong will to live pulled her through.
FDA Approves Roche Test to Track Progress Treating Common Infection in Organ Transplant Patients
FDA Approves Roche Test to Track Progress Treating Common Infection in Organ Transplant Patients
Roche receives FDA approval for Cytomegalovirus viral load test
PLEASANTON , Calif., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a …
Safer alternative to experimental gene therapy against HIV infection
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells. The scientists highlighted the medical potential of the new technique by demonstrating its use as a safer alterna…
New technique offers safer alternative to gene therapy for HIV treatment
London, July 2 (ANI): Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells.
Scientists develop alternative to gene therapy
Scientists have discovered a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells. The scientists highlighted the medical potential of the new technique by demonstrating its use as a safer alternative to an experimental gene thera…
Texas woman finds cure in Oklahoma for infection that almost killed her
Michele Thomas, 62, of Richmond, Texas, acquired Clostridium difficile while she was being treated for injuries suffered in a car accident. She received a simple treatment in Oklahoma City after suffering for months with the infection.