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Immunotherapy study yields “dramatic results” against lung cancer … – Yahoo News

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Immunotherapy study yields “dramatic results” against lung cancer …
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In a major advance in the treatment of lung cancer, researchers found that adding immunotherapy, drugs designed to trigger a patient’s immune system, to standard chemotherapy cuts a patient’s risk of dying or having the cancer worsen within one year in

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Immunotherapy scores big win against lung cancer in study
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CHICAGO — For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success
Immunotherapy transforms lung cancer, the biggest cancer killerNBCNews.com
Treatment combo nearly doubles survival time in lung cancer patients, study findsCNN
Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune TherapyNew York Times
New England Journal of Medicine –American Cancer Society –Merck.com –American Cancer Society
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Parkinson’s News Today

#AAN2018 – Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapy is Safe, May Benefit Patients, Early Test Results Suggest
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The title will be “Interim Clinical Assessment of a Neural Stem Cell Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease.” Human parthenogenetic neural stem cells (ISC-hpNSC) is a cellular therapeutic that can not only differentiate into dopaminergic neurons, but
Neural Stem Cells from Batten Patients Can Be Used to Test New Therapies, Researchers SayBatten Disease News

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Genetic Literacy Project

Will public embrace CRISPR crops if they can help feed our growing population and protect the environment?
Genetic Literacy Project
Experts estimate we’ll be eating the first CRISPR produce — likely strawberries or another type of fruit — within five to ten years. … These genetically modified foods could be the key to solving a looming problem. The world’s population is growing