Pediatrics
Child car seat safety tip: Skip puffy winter coats
(HealthDay)—Puffy coats have their place, but it's not inside a car seat.
Jan 25, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify novel target that could improve the safety of CAR T cell therapy for pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, have identified a protein that may represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Using this protein as a target, the team successfully created ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Creating a safe CAR T-Cell therapy to fight solid tumors in children
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy—CAR T—has revolutionized leukemia treatment. Unfortunately, the therapy has not been effective for treating solid tumors including childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma. Preclinical ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Reviving exhausted immune cells to fight cancer
Eliminating a single gene can turn exhausted cancer-fighting immune cells known as CD8+ T cells back into refreshed soldiers that can continue to battle malignant tumors, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A new, potent weapon against lymphomas
MDC researchers have developed a new approach to CAR T-cell therapy. The team has shown in Nature Communications that the procedure is very effective, especially when it comes to fighting follicular lymphomas and chronic ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Health
New year, new tips for keeping your kids safe and healthy
A new year can be a fresh start for you and your kids—and perhaps no year has needed a fresh start more than this one. So, a leading doctors' group is offering parents tips for a healthy "reset" in 2021.
Jan 11, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists create ON-OFF switches to control CAR T cell activity
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Cancer Center have created molecular ON-OFF switches to regulate the activity of CAR T cells, a potent form of cell-based immunotherapy that has had dramatic success ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Immunology
Combined approach could boost breast cancer immunotherapy, study suggests
Activating an immune signaling pathway best known for fighting viral and bacterial infections can boost the ability of genetically engineered T cells to eradicate breast cancer in mice, according to a new study by researchers ...
Dec 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Austria ski resorts reopen despite looming third lockdown
Austria allowed its more than 400 ski stations to open on Thursday, just two days before the country enters its third nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
Dec 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Molecule holds promise to reprogram white blood cells for better cancer treatment
Cancer immunotherapy using "designer" immune cells has revolutionized cancer treatment in recent years. In this type of therapy, T cells, a type of white blood cell, are collected from a patient's blood and subjected to genetic ...
Dec 14, 2020
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