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First Look Science: Study of Typically Ignored Groups of Menstruating Adults
APRIL 3, 2026

First Look Science: Study of Typically Ignored Groups of Menstruating Adults

STIGMA: Study of Typically Ignored Groups of Menstruating Adults, In this episode of First Look Science with Barbara E. Engelhardt

Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Right in the Body
MARCH 18, 2026

Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Right in the Body

A new form of in vivo CAR-T therapy kills leukemia, multiple myeloma, and sarcoma in mice, opening the door to a future off-the-shelf cancer treatment without chemotherapy.


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