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Gene therapy may help brain heal from stroke, other injuries – EurekAlert (press release)

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2018-03-27 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

Gene therapy may help brain heal from stroke, other injuries
EurekAlert (press release)
A new study in mice from UT Southwestern’s O’Donnell Brain Institute shows that turning on a gene inside cells called astrocytes results in a smaller scar and – potentially – a more effective recovery from injury. The research examined spinal injuries

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2018-03-27 NEWS

Dr. Mittendorf Discusses Immunotherapy Efforts in Breast Cancer
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Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, Robert and Karen Hale Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, director, Breast Immuno-Oncology Program, Director of Research, Breast Surgical Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, discusses

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2018-03-27 NEWS

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Why does CART cancer therapy give this Stanford oncologist hope? Watch this video
Scope (blog)
Crystal Mackall, MD, a Stanford professor of pediatric oncology/hematology, recently sat down with me to explain why she’s so optimistic about the future of CAR-T therapy for treating cancer. “We’re taking a patient’s own immune system and endowing it

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