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?5 Things You Need to Know from Our Recent Gene Therapy Webinar

Worldwide Clinical Trials

At the end of May, we hosted a webinar titled “ Changing Times, Changing Therapies: Keeping Up with Advancements in Cell and Gene Therapies ” to provide a quick update on the latest advancements and ongoing in development of these advanced therapeutics. Clinical holds are becoming more common, especially in gene therapy programs.

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From melanoma survivor to front-line nurse

The Pharma Data

1 Many times, melanoma is caused by damage to the DNA in skin cells. 1 This damage to the DNA (often called a gene mutation) can cause cancerous tumors to form in the skin. As a nursing student, Jordan understood the seriousness of the cancer having spread to her lymph nodes. . Today, Jordan is in remission.

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Avoiding Radiation Toxicity: Understanding Dosimetric Endpoints and Challenges in Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials

XTalks

Radiation causes single and double strand breaks in DNA and radiation damage to cells can occur from a direct or indirect action of radiation on DNA molecules. When radiation directly hits the DNA molecule, this disrupts the molecular structure of the DNA and this structural change to the DNA can lead to cell damage or apoptosis.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

That said, the percentage of all COVID-19 deaths that occurred in nursing homes, standing at 81 percent, is the highest in the world followed by Spain at 66 percent. Yale hospital administrators bought about 1,200 reusable silicone masks and started distributing them to local doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists.