FDA Approves 2nd Car-T Therapy – for Adult Lymphoma

On October 18th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved another cell-based gene therapy, to treat adult patients with certain types of large B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to, or who have relapsed after, at least two other kinds of treatment....

Cure The Future helps 1st time gene discovery

First-time discovery of a common pattern in gene regulation could provide clues for new treatments for cancer and other diseases. Dr Ulf Schmitz and Centenary Institute’s Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, led by Professor John Rasko AO, have – for the first time –...

Genetic Testing & Life Insurance

Bioethicists are calling for tighter regulation of the insurance industry when it comes to genetic testing. Researchers say that some Australians have been unable to take out insurance policies because of results contained in their genetic tests. They say this is...