SISTER, SAVIOR By Kate Kruschwitz Children’s Immunology chief Raif Geha, MD, and gastroenterologist Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH, struggled to bring Andy’s infections under control. Meanwhile, Jordan Orange, MD, PhD, an immuno-genetics specialist, searched for clues to Andy’s condition. Orange was conducting research on the immune system’s master switch, the
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Researchers from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass. and Kyoto University in Japan used an innovative new method to reprogram adult cells to an “embryonic-stem-cell-like” state, and successfully cured mice with sickle-cell anemia. iPs = induced pluripotent stem Press Release
Common immune system disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and arthritis, could one day be treatable with bone marrow transplants, research suggests. Currently, the procedure is reserved for life-threatening disorders because chemotherapy or radiotherapy is needed before a transplant can be done. But a protein may do the
Emotional contact just what doctor ordered By DOROTHY SCHNEIDERdschneider@journalandcourier.com There were few hugs at Conner Smith’s homecoming celebration Monday night, but the joy and excitement in the air was tangible. Thirteen-year-old Conner returned to his Lafayette home for the first time since July, when he went to Cincinnati
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