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Personalized Medicine: Leading Treatments of the New Era?

Melissa LiuDecember 20, 2021December 19, 2021

From sci-fi movies to dystopian novels, the idea of personalized medicine had been a dream for the future; however, with the increased attention towards immunology and genetics over the years,...

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The Development and Advances in Treatments for Autoimmune Diseases

Sarah ColpittsDecember 20, 2021December 19, 2021

Health care is rapidly evolving. From new ways to harness the immune system’s natural capabilities to advances in nanotechnology and the advent of omics and big data, we are continuously...

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CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: The Miracle Child of Science?

Kawther NemrishDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019

It is 7 o’clock in the evening. 45-year-old Jane Doe is rushed to the ER with a fever, rapid heart rate, shallow rapid breathing, low blood pressure and nausea. She...

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The Future of Bacterial Cancer Therapy

Dario FerriApril 13, 2017April 13, 2017

The field of cancer therapy is rapidly evolving. From nanoparticles designed to carry drugs into the heart of tumours to immune cells engineered with chimeric antigen receptors, novel advancements are...

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On the Topic of Allergies

Lisa HungApril 13, 2017January 31, 2018

When I was six months old, I experienced my first full-blown anaphylactic reaction. The cause- a handful of seemingly harmless rice cereal. An allergy test following this incident revealed a...

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The Great Divide

Nyrie IsraelianJanuary 27, 2017January 26, 2017

In 1893, the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London reported that in addition to seeing an increase in the annual number of deaths ascribed to cancer, it appeared that...

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Haute CRISPR Couture

Priya MakhijaniOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

On June 21st, 2016, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) authorized the very first human clinical trial involving CRISPR gene editing. Led by scientists from the University of...

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Cancer Treatment Goes Viral

Elisabeth FoersterJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

From the simplest to the most complex, viruses have evolved to multiply within a host cell. By harnessing the cell’s machinery, the virus is able to propagate, often causing illness...

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A Necessary Evil: Are Parasites More Useful Than You Think?

Lindsay ChoJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

Cleanliness is overrated In 1989, British epidemiologist David P. Strachan reported a relationship between decreasing family size and increasing incidence of allergies in industrialized countries, suggesting that early exposure to...

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Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Expanding Our Arsenal in the Fight Against Cancer

Charles TranMarch 6, 2014December 9, 2014

At the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Pamela Ohashi and her group are leading efforts to harness the power of the immune system to treat cancer. Cancer immunotherapy is an...

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Personalized Medicine: Leading Treatments of the New Era?

The Development and Advances in Treatments for Autoimmune Diseases

CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: The Miracle Child of Science?

The Future of Bacterial Cancer Therapy

On the Topic of Allergies

The Great Divide

Haute CRISPR Couture

Cancer Treatment Goes Viral

A Necessary Evil: Are Parasites More Useful Than You Think?

Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Expanding Our Arsenal in the Fight Against Cancer

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