Implantable Living Materials Contain Infection-Sensing Bacteria That Release Therapeutics
This week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD” is all about health politics. We bring on FDA reporter Lizzy Lawrence to discuss Makary’s departure — why he...
A gene therapy designed by Encoded Therapeutics reduced seizures by 76% in children with Dravet syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. The remarkable reduction was observed only...
Encoded's gene therapy reduced seizures in Dravet syndrome
For cancer therapies to work, they need to stay in proximity to the target diseased tissues for long enough. To help with that challenge, a group...
Dear Readers, I want to bring your attention to “The Deadliest Drug,” a new STAT investigative series about our nation’s failure to address excessive alcohol use,...
ASGCT dispatch: In vivo CAR-T is everywhere, but still preclinical
As part of efforts to phase out the use of monkeys in research, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to transfer more than 160...
Renewed pharma interest in GPCR biology and radioligand therapies is drawing attention to functional peptide screening platforms.
Andrea Pfeifer, Ph.D., the longtime leader of Swiss neurodegeneration outfit AC Immune, is retiring from the C-suite to spend more time with her family. Pfeifer will...