Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back
Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.
Abhimanyu Thakur, Postdoctoral Scholar in Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2023 • ~7 min
Jan. 11, 2023 • ~7 min
Lungs have their own microbiome – and these microbes affect the success of bone marrow transplants in kids
Disruptions to the lung microbiome are linked to a number of respiratory conditions in both children and adults.
Matt Zinter, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
• conversation
March 9, 2022 • ~5 min
March 9, 2022 • ~5 min
Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains
Some cancers are actually caused by viruses that linger for long periods in the body, or cause physical damage that later turns cancerous.
Ronald C. Desrosiers, Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami •
conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~7 min
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~7 min
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