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Oxford University Hospitals is now offering CAR-T therapies to people with cancer. The cutting-edge therapy, which uses a patient's own immune cells to create a tailored treatment.

One problem in gene therapy is that not all genes transfer equally well into the target cells. Researchers have now developed a flexible method to transfer large genes efficiently and without significant side effects.

A study of 500 health people has found that antibodies can develop against polyethylene glycol (PEG), a substance used in cosmetics, food and medicine, which might hinder the effectiveness of drugs.

Researchers have loaded extracellular vesicles with therapeutic mRNA, and shown how they can be used to enhance immunotherapy responses in glioblastoma.

Potato starch is being trialed as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow transplant patients, in the hopes of preventing graft-versus-host disease.

A hormone replacement therapy that more closely replicates the natural circadian and ultradian rhythms of our hormones has been shown to improve symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions.

A team of researchers engineered an innovative magnetic wound-healing gel that promises to accelerate the healing of diabetic wounds, reduce the rates of recurrence, and in turn, lower the incidents of limb amputations.

A new study ties COVID-19 infection to an increased risk of a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks, while mRNA vaccination was linked to a decreased risk of the rare but serious autoimmune disease.

Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice.

A 2000-year-old practice by Chinese herbalists – examining the human tongue for signs of disease – is now being embraced by computer scientists using machine learning and artificial intelligence.