Cell therapy showed promise in treating autoimmune disorders in children, according to a recent report. A type of personalized cell therapy appeared to have reset the immune system and eased severe symptoms in eight children and adolescents with autoimmune disorders, according to Nature News (Source 1). This development was highlighted in a multi-source report that also covered other health-related news, including the spread of a measles outbreak and debates surrounding gender-affirming care (Source 5).
The CAR-T cell therapy, as it is known, is a type of treatment that is being used to treat autoimmune diseases (Source 1). While the exact details of the therapy's mechanism were not fully elaborated upon in the provided sources, the initial results were encouraging. The Nature News article indicated that the therapy seemed to have a positive impact on the children's symptoms.
In other scientific news, a separate Nature News article detailed how parasitic wasps use a tamed virus to castrate caterpillar hosts (Source 2). The wasps inject the larvae with a virus that causes the testes cells to die.
The Trump administration's potential impact on science was also a topic of discussion. While the administration's scientific agenda was widely criticized, there were some who believed that there could be some positive outcomes (Source 4). The administration's science policy was being shaped by a coalition of players, not just anti-science ideologues, according to Vox.
In the realm of entertainment, the German Animation Showcase at EFM Pitch Sessions celebrated kids' fare and teased upcoming projects (Source 3). The showcase presented eight German animation projects.
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