Texas-based clinical-stage company Bellicum Pharmaceuticals has taken a massive stock hit after the FDA put a hold on its trials of its T-cell therapy BPX-501 due to three cases of encephalopathy in participants that are thought to be treatment-related.
Several former National Hockey League players have joined the growing number of pro athletes who have pledged their brains to research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) -- a devastating brain disease that has been linked to repetitive head trauma.