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Five-year-old’s selfless stem cell donation ends teenage brother’s transfusion nightmare – Scottish Daily Record

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2017-11-08 NEWS

Scottish Daily Record

Five-year-old’s selfless stem cell donation ends teenage brother’s transfusion nightmare
Scottish Daily Record
A teenager with a rare disorder has been told he should never need another blood transfusion – thanks to a stem cell donation from his sister. Sunny Farid, 18, had to spend one day in hospital every three weeks after being diagnosed with a condition …

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Alumnus talks cancer immunotherapy
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On Nov. 3, the University community welcomed back Kevin J. Curran, M.D. (B.S., Biology, ’00) to speak about his research regarding cancer immunotherapy. Students, faculty and other members of the community gathered in the Driscoll Hall Auditorium to …
Bowel cancer completely cured in miceGuardian (blog)

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Futurity: Research News

Can stem cells restore hearing without causing cancer?
Futurity: Research News
Converting inner ear stem cells to auditory neurons could potentially reverse deafness, but the process also poses a cancer risk if the cells divide too quickly. Now, scientists know the transformation can be controlled, at least in a petri dish. “It’s