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FDA panel endorses potential first US gene therapy to treat leukemia

9 years 3 months ago
A panel of cancer experts Wednesday unanimously endorsed a leukemia treatment that could be the first gene therapy available in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 10-0 to recommend approval of the treatment, which was devised by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp.

FDA panel endorses potential first US gene therapy to treat leukemia

9 years 3 months ago
A panel of cancer experts Wednesday unanimously endorsed a leukemia treatment that could be the first gene therapy available in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 10-0 to recommend approval of the treatment, which was devised by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp.

Surprising numbers of kids at risk for toxic stress damage

9 years 3 months ago
Research suggests persistent stress in young children can become toxic, causing brain changes that can interfere with learning and lead to disease in adulthood. It's unknown how many children and adults have been harmed by toxic stress but data show that many live in circumstances that experts say put them at risk.
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