Anti-HIV duoCAR-T cell therapy for HIV infection
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is conducting a clinical trial that modifies a patient's own immune cells in order to treat and potentially cure HIV. Current treatment of…
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is conducting a clinical trial that modifies a patient's own immune cells in order to treat and potentially cure HIV. Current treatment of…
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung injury that occurs when fluid leaks into the lungs. As a result, breathing becomes difficult and oxygen cannot get into the…
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a single gene mutation that results in the production of "sickle" shaped red blood cells. It affects an estimated…
Retinitis pigmentosa is blinding eye disease that affects approximately 150,000 individuals in the US and 1.5 million people around the world. It is caused by the destruction of light-sensing cells…
Plasma is a component of blood that carries proteins called antibodies that are usually involved in defending our bodies against viral infections. Blood plasma from patients that have recovered from COVID-19,…
Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is thought to be the outcome of the gradual breakdown of dopaminergic neurons in the brain, which are a type of cell that…
Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a blinding corneal disease. LSCD is caused by a decrease in the number and/or function of limbal stem cells (LSCs), a type of stem cell…
Retinitis pigmentosa is a blinding eye disease that affects approximately 150,000 individuals in the US and 1.5 million people around the world. It is caused by the destruction of light-sensing…
Cystinosis is a rare disease that primarily affects children and young adults, and leads to premature death, usually in early adulthood. Patients inherit defective copies of a gene called CTNS,…
Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women, both in the United States (US) and worldwide. Some types of breast cancer have a high likelihood of metastasizing to the…