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Teaming Up Two Biotech Winners to Fight Cancer: CRISPR and CAR T

Advances in CAR T, a remarkable immunotherapy treatment dubbed a “living drug.” This new therapy genetically modifies a patient’s cells to fight cancer, but current research efforts hope to treat autoimmune diseases, organ damage and more.

Hair Loss: The Hidden Toll of Stress

I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE A YOUNGISH FACE. I turn a bit to discover a bald patch on the crown of my head....

Are Your Patients Asking about Wegovy?

Ten common questions about popular anti-obesity medications

FBN1 gene, fibrillin 1

The FBN1 gene provides instructions for making a large protein called fibrillin-1. This protein is transported out of cells into the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice of proteins and other molecules that forms in the spaces between cells.