1+ week, 5+ day ago   (369+ words) Phase 3 trial results for an experimental vaccine based on mRNA technology indicate positive initial outcomes for treating high-risk melanoma patients, potentially representing the arrival of a unique form of cancer therapy. 'Today's results represent a landmark moment for adjuvant melanoma…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (159+ words) An approach based on machine learning may reveal signatures of disease in prenatal tissues based on information obtained from postnatal blood samples. 'We're thrilled that our model can bring a new level of precision to prenatal testing, where so many…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (98+ words) Journalist Anna Tobin discovered that she carries a variant in the CHEK2 gene after being diagnosed with breast cancer. After testing negative for mutations in the better-known BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, Tobin underwent further genetic testing that identified a CHEK2 gene variant, which she…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (729+ words) Professor Abha Maheshwari, clinical director and lead consultant at the Aberdeen Fertility Centre, has died aged 55. To the team here at PET (the Progress Educational Trust), the charity that publishes BioNews, Abha was a legend and will be very much…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (247+ words) A comprehensive biobank of patient-derived tumour organoids has been developed to map genes that cancer cells depend on for growth and survival. 'By building this organoid biobank, which is a long-term resource of cancer models, we've created a powerful new…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (138+ words) Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new CRISPR genome-editing methods designed to improve precision. CRISPR genome editors rely on proteins that can recognise and modify specific DNA sequences. However, unintended edits at other locations in the genome remain…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (122+ words) A man treated for acute myeloid leukaemia has met the stem cell donor who provided the cells used in his transplant. Stephen Cutts was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 2023 and received a stem cell transplant after seven rounds of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (261+ words) An experimental autologous T cell therapy has shown encouraging early results in children with aggressive brain tumours. Brain and spinal cord tumours are the second most common childhood cancers, accounting for more than 25 percent of paediatric cancer cases in the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (452+ words) Dr Eva Van Steijvoort Within the last week, the British Fertility Society (BFS) has issued new guidance which provides direction on genetic testing in gamete donation in the UK. In a landscape with many gaps and uncertainties, this provides welcome…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (147+ words) A case report published in Med describes two patients with severe neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) who remained free of disease relapse for more than 15 years after receiving donor (allogeneic) haematopoietic stem cell transplants. The authors suggest the findings provide…...