Can changing the gut microbiome alter the course of a disease?
A simple, safe dietary intervention has an effect on the gut microbiome and metabolites in these patients.
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CAR NKT cells, a promising step forward in the treatment of solid tumors
An ongoing clinical trial shows that human CAR NKT cells are safe and, in 1 of 3 patients, induced regression of metastatic lesions.
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ON A MATTER OF HEALTH: Clinical trial tests novel treatment strategy for ITP
The immune system is meant to protect the body from foreign invaders. A rare condition called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) occurs when the body’s defense system
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Orion shines a light in the dark for the blind
In a dark room inside Baylor College of Medicine, study participants are asked to look at a blacked out computer screen and point to a
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From the labs to patent; osteoarthritis gene-therapy product is moving toward clinical trials
More than 30 million people in the United States alone are affected by osteoarthritis (OA), a degenerative joint disease, and that number is expected to
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A new HER2 mutation leads to a clinical trial and to a promising diagnostic tool for metastatic breast cancer
There is a group of metastatic breast cancers that has the HER2 gene amplified – the cells have many copies of it – which leads
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Important reminders on Diabetes Alert Day
Today is Diabetes Alert Day and Dr. Ashok Balasubramanyam, professor of medicine – diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine, gives us a
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