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A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Wired, Ars Technica.
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A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik’s multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life she wanted. She gave up her active nursing job for a desk role. Frequent falls made her afraid to carry her grandchildren. She had to move to a bigger house to make room for the wheelchair she feared she might end up.
Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term
A Miracle cancer therapy that involves engineering a patient’s own immune cells is being repurposed for HIV, and early results from two individuals hint at its promise for long-term control of the virus. As part of a clinical trial, scientists took people’s own immune cells and reprogrammed them in a lab to recognize.