Could viruses take cancer immunotherapy to the next level? – Medical Xpress
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Could viruses take cancer immunotherapy to the next level?
Medical Xpress An immunotherapy approach that involves the Maraba virus (above) and checkpoint inhibitors can cure aggressive breast cancer in mice. Credit: The Ottawa Hospital. Immunotherapy, which helps the body’s immune system attack cancer, has revolutionized … Could THIS combination cure breast cancer? ‘Absolutely amazing’ study shows immunotherapy and a virus may kill the …Daily Mail Ottawa scientists cure aggressive breast cancer in mice with combination therapyOttawa Citizen Immune boosting virus could be used to treat brain tumorsReuters Motherboard –The Institute of Cancer Research –HuffPost UK all 8 news articles » |
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Could gene therapy someday eliminate HIV?
Medical Xpress Currently, antiretroviral therapy is prescribed to keep HIV under control, but this doesn’t eliminate the virus from the body. Kitchen explained the new strategy this way: “In terms of basic immunology, T-cells are the cells that are largely … |
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A global chocolate crisis looms, but scientists believe they can genetically engineer a fix
Quartz But scientists say that climate in these regions shift dramatically by 2050 towards hotter, drier conditions not suitable for cocoa farming due, in part, to the diseases those changes would usher in, including “witches’ broom” and “frosty pod rot … CRISPR put to work to save chocolate from devastationUC Berkeley Chocolate is Going Extinct, But Scientists Have a Wild Plan to Save itInverse Could gene-editing save chocolate from extinction? Mars reveals its plan to create GM treats using cacao seeds that …Daily Mail OregonLive.com –The Independent –BGR –Markets Insider all 153 news articles » |