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Cell Therapy Takes Aim At Deadly Brain Tumours In Two Clinical Trials

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

The Penn Medicine team will also map the CAR T cells' infiltration of brain tumours over time.

Cell Therapies Now Beat Back Once Untreatable Blood Cancers. Scientists Are Making Them Even Deadlier.

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Dubbed "Living drugs," CAR T cells are bioengineered from a patient's own immune cells to make them better able to hunt and destroy cancer.

Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA To Form Memories That Can Last A Lifetime

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

"Our findings suggest that inflammation in certain neurons in the brain's hippocampal region is essential for making long-lasting memories."

A Universal Vaccine Against Any Viral Variant? A New Study Suggest It's Possible

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

This vaccine strategy is "Broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus, and safe for a broad spectrum of people,"

AI Links Gut Microbiome to Alzheimer’s

Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller

Researchers have also linked metabolites to a range of other conditions including heart disease, infertility, cancers, autoimmune disorders, and allergies