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New clinics in Toronto, London will speed stem cell transplants: health minister
Toronto Star
Ontarians who need life-saving stem cell transplants for leukemia and other blood cancers will get them faster when new clinics in Toronto and London come into service, says Health Minister Eric Hoskins. The facilities at Princess Margaret Hospital and …
Queen’s Park is giving a funding boost to London Health Sciences Centre’s stem–cell transplant programLondon Free Press
LHSC to Receive Funding for Stem Cell UnitsBlackburnNews.com

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Ontario increasing access to stem cell transplants in London and Toronto
Globalnews.ca
Ontario is increasing access to stem cell transplants for people who have complex blood cancers, with new state-of-the-art hospital units in Toronto and London. The new and modern inpatient units will address an increasing demand for stem cell …
New clinics in Toronto, London will speed stem cell transplants: health ministerToronto Star
LHSC to Receive Funding for Stem Cell UnitsBlackburnNews.com
Queen’s Park is giving a funding boost to London Health Sciences Centre’s stem–cell transplant programLondon Free Press

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Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Edit a Human Embryo in The US For The First Time
ScienceAlert
One day, CRISPR could allow us to delete genes in order to eradicate genetic diseases, add in new genes in order to vastly improve various biological functions, or even genetically modify human embryos in order to create an entirely new class of humans…

Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Edit a Human Embryo in The US For The First Time
ScienceAlert
One day, CRISPR could allow us to delete genes in order to eradicate genetic diseases, add in new genes in order to vastly improve various biological functions, or even genetically modify human embryos in order to create an entirely new class of humans…

CAR-T Cell Research Has Promoted the Study of Leukemia and …
Digital Journal
CAR-T is a new type of cancer immunotherapy, which extracts immune cells with the potential to attack cancer from the patient, and makes them have the “eyes” …

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A humbling setback for an immune-revving cancer therapy underscores the many questions facing the field
STAT
“There has already been a lot of criticism of all the combination cancer immunotherapy studies going on, so I’m sure those critics will only grow louder,” said Brad Loncar, an independent investor who runs a fund focused on cancer immunotherapy. “But …
Immunotherapy Shakeup: AstraZeneca Inks Merck Deal as Drug Combo FailsXconomy
AstraZeneca shares plunge 16 percent as lung cancer study failsCNBC
AstraZeneca’s lung cancer immunotherapy trial fails to meet primary endpointPharmaceutical Business Review
Fortune –Yahoo Finance –AstraZeneca
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Queen’s Park is giving a funding boost to London Health Sciences Centre’s stem–cell transplant program
London Free Press
London Health Sciences Centre is getting a shot in the arm from the province to boost its stem–cell transplant capabilities – improving the hospital’s ability to treat complex blood cancers. The regional health-care powerhouse is one of two Ontario …