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'Exciting' research could improve cancer treatment

Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Jan, 2025
by Alexander Muller

Researchers said they had identified a different type of cell that could improve immunotherapy outcomes.

Stem cells 'instructed' to form specific tissues and organs

Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller

"We could generate specific cell types, like a beta cell to make insulin or a neuron to treat Parkinson’s disease, within the context of a large piece of tissue or even a whole organ. This work opens many new and exciting possibilities.”

Autoimmune Diseases Stopped in Their Tracks by Donor Cell Therapy

Posted in Science on 2nd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Using the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9, the team wiped out five genes in the donor T cells to prevent them from attacking host cells and protect them from the host's immune system.

MRC funding to develop techniques for precision removal of brain cancer cells

Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Imperial researchers make up one of four teams receiving £500k to work across disciplines on improving outcomes of hard-to-treat cancers.

High-risk but high-reward research tackling hardest-to-treat cancers receives £2 million funding boost

Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Innovative researchers working to tackle some of the hardest-to-treat cancers, including through the use of AI, have received a £2 million funding boost.