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How TikTok can be used to recruit young stem cell donors

How TikTok can be used to recruit young stem cell donors

by Gaby Clark - MedicalXpress - A new study by Canadian and U.S. researchers is shedding light on how the social media platform TikTok can be used to recruit young stem cell donors. For the study, researchers shared an array of TikTok videos, all of which encouraged...

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ChatGPT Health and what AI can do for a broken system

ChatGPT Health and what AI can do for a broken system

By Fidji Simo - Healthcare isn’t working for patients or doctors, but AI tools can help. At this time last year, I was hospitalized for a kidney stone and developed an infection. The resident in charge took a quick look at my chart and prescribed the usual antibiotic...

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New treatments on the Horizon for Parkinson’s

New treatments on the Horizon for Parkinson’s

By American Parkinson's Association - Two new therapies are entering the final stages of clinical trials before potential FDA approval. One is a novel dopamine-based therapy for motor symptom management, and the other is a stem cell therapy poised to replace the lost...

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CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

By Esra Öz - NewScientist - Immune cells are most commonly engineered to kill cancers, but now, scientists have shown the technique makes the gut lining of older mice resemble that of younger mice, raising hopes that the same approach could work in people As we age,...

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The Quest to Cure Myeloma: Mission Accomplished?

The Quest to Cure Myeloma: Mission Accomplished?

by Charles Bankhead - MedPageToday - Long-term survival in the CARTITUDE-1 trial showed that almost half of patients remained, alive with a median overall survival (OS) of 60.7 months. Almost three-fourths of the survivors remained progression free, and more than a...

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This CRISPR breakthrough turns genes on without cutting DNA

This CRISPR breakthrough turns genes on without cutting DNA

by University of New South Wales - Science Daily - A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act like molecular anchors. The work confirms these tags actively silence genes, settling a...

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