FDA expands approved use of Opdivo to treat lung cancer
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
CIRM-funded Clinical Trial Aimed at Blocking HIV/AIDS in People Gets the Go Ahead
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San Francisco, California - An innovative therapy using a patient’s own stem cells, modified to resist infection with the AIDS virus, has been given approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a clinical trial in people. CIRM, California’s stem cell agency, is funding that trial.
ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
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Berkeley, California -Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in early youth, according to new research from UC Berkeley.
California Healthcare Institute Spotlights Impact of Rare Diseases with Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian
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Sacramento, California - Today at the State Capitol, Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo), in partnership with the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), presented an Assembly resolution recognizing Feb. 28, 2015 as Rare Disease Day for the families and healthcare professionals caring for millions of Californians living with nearly 7,000 rare diseases.
Yale researchers devise a faster, less expensive way to analyze gene activity
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New Haven, Connecticut - A team of Yale researchers has developed a simple method that could significantly reduce the time and cost of probing gene expression on a large scale. The findings were published March 2 in the journal Nature Methods.
Culture Clash: How Stem Cells Are Grown Affects Their Genetic Stability
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San Diego, California - The therapeutic promise of human stem cells is indisputably huge, but the process of translating their potential into effective, real-world treatments involves deciphering and resolving a host of daunting complexities.
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