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MLS, Marvel, CITY SC unveil Captain America-themed top [Video]

Fans can order the top from the STL CITY App or purchase at CITY Pavilion.

ST. LOUIS — Major League Soccer, Adidas and Marvel unveiled Captain America-themed warm-up tops as part of the Super Hero-inspired collection.

The limited-edition tops will be worn during pre-match at select MLS matches during the 2023 season. For the All-Star Game on July 19, the game ball will also be Avengers themed. 

Avengers-inspired tops will drop in August as part of the League and Continental Tire’s efforts to raise funds during Kick Childhood Cancer Awareness month in September, according to MLS. 

St. Louis CITY SC released their pre-match top with the Captain America pattern, inspired by his shield. The CITY crest is highlighted in bronze, as well as the Marvel and Adidas patches.

The first part of the collection dropped on June 22 with Avengers-themed warm-up pants and a jacket.

You can find all the MLS x Marvel collaborations at mlsstore.com. Fans …

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A destination for pediatric oncology care: Children’s National Hospital’s T-cell therapy trials [Video]

When children are diagnosed with pediatric cancer, most doctors are forced to reach for the same standard therapies that were available decades ago. Research oncologists at Children’s National Hospital are changing that with clinical trials that will hopefully train the body’s immune system – specifically its T cells – to fight the tumors. Holly Meany, M.D., and her colleague Amy Hont, M.D., oncologists and research scientists at the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, have put together a pair of clinical trials that are investigating two pathways for using T cells to go after solid tumors.