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At Seattle Children’s, Another Piece of Ambitious CAR-T Plan in Place – Xconomy

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2017-11-17 NEWS

Xconomy

At Seattle Children’s, Another Piece of Ambitious CART Plan in Place
Xconomy
The researchers and doctors at Seattle Children’s are embarking upon a complicated quest, involving multiple clinical studies of cutting-edge CART cell therapies, to help kids and young adults with an aggressive form of leukemia. As of today, one key

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Daily Mail

Paraplegic rats walk after receiving stem cell therapy in a breakthrough scientists say ‘gives hope’ paralysed
Daily Mail
After just three weeks, 42 per cent of the rodents improved their ability to walk and support their weight, a study found. Some 75 per cent of the animals were able to respond to stimuli on their back legs after being treated, the research adds. Stem

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Ars Technica

Swiss lab develops genetic tool kit to turn any cell into a tumor killer
Ars Technica
We’ve made some impressive advances toward inducing the immune system to attack cancers. One of these techniques, using CART cells, is amazing. CART cells are made by inserting receptors that recognize cancerous cells into a leukemia patient’s own …

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2017-11-17 NEWS

Ars Technica

Swiss lab develops genetic tool kit to turn any cell into a tumor killer
Ars Technica
We’ve made some impressive advances toward inducing the immune system to attack cancers. One of these techniques, using CART cells, is amazing. CART cells are made by inserting receptors that recognize cancerous cells into a leukemia patient’s own …

and more »