Recent research published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering could eventually change the way people living with prosthetics and spinal cord injury lead their lives.
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Monitoring the potency of cell therapies using bioelectronic assays
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T and natural killer (NK) therapies may become the future of cancer treatment. Dr Jim Ross explains how bioelectronic assays are a non-invasive, label-free approach built for real-time, dynamic assessment of cell therapy potency.
Personalised medicine is now within reach for thousands of cancer patients thanks to immunotherapies such as CAR T cells. This cell therapy involves training a patient’s immune system through genetic engineering to recognise tumour cells as foreign bodies and attack them directly, without attacking healthy tissue. In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kymriah, the first CAR T-cell therapy, for the treatment of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Now, patients across the US can access the treatment at any one of over 130 treatment centers.
Brain glue may aid in functional neural repair after severe TBI
At a cost of $38 billion a year, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with a permanent disability related to traumatic brain injury in the United States today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The physical, mental and financial toll of a TBI can be enormous, but new research from the University of Georgia provides promise.
In a new study, researchers at UGA s Regenerative Biosciences Center have demonstrated the long-term benefits of a hydrogel, which they call brain glue, for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. The new study provides evidence that not only does the gel protect against loss of brain tissue after a severe injury, but it also might aid in functional neural repair.