Category: Medicine
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The Advancements and Ethical Concerns of Neuralink
Camille Perez ’27 Imagine being able to control a screen with your mind. Though this might sound like a gimmick of telekinesis, Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) has recently made this possible, having great potential to improve the lives of those with disabilities by restoring function and autonomy. The Neuralink company, founded by Elon Musk, utilizes…
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Bamba Babies: How One Snack Revolutionized Global Understanding of Peanut Allergies
Sam Berk ’28 Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants at high risk for peanut allergy be exposed to the legume as early as 4-6 months old. This recommendation, however, proves a stark contrast to previous advice given by the organization. In 2000, the AAP recommended that children at high risk for…
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CAR Enhancers: A Novel Advance in CAR-T Cell Therapy
Elizabeth Chen ’28 Since the 2017 FDA approval of tisagenlecleucel, commonly known as Kymriah, for the treatment of patients under the age of 25 with relapsed or refractory acute lymphocytic leukemia, research in the field of CAR-T cell therapy has continued to rapidly develop. CAR-T cell therapy is a gene therapy using CAR-T cells: T-cells…