Bioengineer Gang Bao uses gene editing to repair up to 40 percent of bone marrow cells from patients Scientists have successfully used gene editing to repair 20 to 40 percent of stem and pro... Read more
An established drug for recurrent multiple myeloma might effectively be repurposed to improve the survival and day-to-day lives of patients with devastating sickle cell disease, according to... Read more
Physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital &Â Health Sciences System have cured 12 adult patients of sickle cell disease using a unique procedure for stem cell transplantation from... Read more
NIH trial success suggests a new treatment option for older, sicker patients Adults stop anti-rejection drugs after stem-cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease NIH trial success sugges... Read more
Automatically detect cells within seconds Ordinarily, red blood cells should look like a disc with a medium-sized dimple on the top and bottom. If that dimple is either too large or too smal... Read more
The research team cautions that the work, done only in the laboratory, is years away from clinical use in patients Using a patient’s own stem cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins have c... Read more