New study in Nature Medicine links yeast cells in the gastrointestinal tract to abnormal immune responses causing inflammation in Crohn’s disease patients. The research suggests that these yeast-reactive T-cells could be a potential therapeutic target, offering new avenues for treatment.
Vertex, U.K. reach deal to provide CRISPR-based medicine to thalassemia patients in England
LONDON — Patients in England with a rare blood disorder will now be able to receive the world’s first CRISPR-based medicine, after drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals