Our immune systems build as we grow and reach young adulthood. Exposure to various pathogens drives immune response and develops immune memory which can target similar diseases we come across in the future. However, as we get older, our health slowly…
Category: 5. Health
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Tumor Byproduct Found to Suppress Immunity
Many different cancer treatments work to directly target the tumor or the cells around it. The immediate goal is to mitigate growth and progression, with the hope of complete eradication and long-term durable immunity. However, many barriers prevent complete…
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Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying
On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena of people “holding on” until after an anticipated date or event, such as the holidays or a birthday, before…
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Gratitude comes with benefits − a social psychologist explains how to practice it when times are stressful
A lot has been written about gratitude over the past two decades and how we ought to be feeling it. There is advice for journaling and a plethora of purchasing options for gratitude notebooks and diaries. And research has consistently pointed to the health and relationship benefits of the…
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Jimmy Butler Suffers Pelvic Contusion In Warriors’ Loss, Status Uncertain
HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 23: Jimmy Butler III #10 of the Golden State Warriors is fouled by Amen … More
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Physician-venture capitalist Morgan Cheatham joins Jim Breyer to lead healthcare and AI strategy
Breyer Capital Partners Morgan Cheatham and Jim Breyer.
Breyer Capital, led by billionaire Jim Breyer, named Morgan Cheatham as Partner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, marking a significant step forward in the firm’s strategy to champion breakthroughs in biomedicine…
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Breakthrough approach for diagnosing TB could significantly improve detection
A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London, provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not always accurately detect disease. Simultaneously screening for both active and dormant TB infection…
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Age-related genetic changes in the blood associated with poor cancer prognosis
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, Gustave Roussy and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to ageing, can be found in cancerous tumours, and this is associated with worse outcomes for patients.
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Vision loss fear may keep some from having cataract surgery
Fear of vision loss may deter some patients from undergoing necessary cataract surgery, according to a newly published study. Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible blindness, and surgery remains the only effective treatment.
The study, recently published in The Journal of Clinical…
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Clinical trials to test vaccine against Alzheimer’s-promoting tau protein
University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to prevent the buildup of pathological tau — a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s dementia.
In a new paper published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of…