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Irv Cross, a former athlete and CBS sports anchor, had a disease of the brain called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Ex-NFL player Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) by Boston University researchers. Cross suffered from stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the disease that can be found in people who have been exposed to repeated head trauma. Cross, who was 81 at the time of his death, was diagnosed with…
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Immune cell hacking increases the effectiveness of cancer treatments
A team of scientists, led by Ahmad Khalil at Boston University, has wired a system of 11 DNA sequences into CAR T Cells to help them recognise and kill cancer-associated proteins. Researchers can use drugs that are already approved to Control when and where the T cells are active, as well as the production of…