Physicians caring for survivors of childhood cancer later in life should be aware that survivors’ genetics, in addition to their lifesaving cancer treatment, contribute to the risk for secondary cancers. This finding comes from scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital who quantified…
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All-in-one model reconstructs complex liver architecture
The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct in the liver periportal region. When this bile drainage system is disrupted, it causes liver…
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Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease
Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system…
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Resetting the fight-or-flight response | ScienceDaily
Being cut off in traffic, giving a presentation or missing a meal can all trigger a suite of physiological changes that allows the body to react swiftly to stress or starvation. Critical to this “fight-or-flight” or stress response is a molecular cycle that results in the activation of Protein…
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When climate disasters hit, they often leave long-term health care access shortages
Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events often also leave a critical long-term — and often unaddressed — problem in declines in access to…
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Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity
NEW YORK – DECEMBER 8: Chickens wait in a cage at the Chicken Market, a live chicken dealer and … More
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COVID-19 Vaccine Removed From Immunization Schedule For Children, Pregnant Women
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that the COVID-19 vaccine no longer would be … More
COVID-19 vaccines no…
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Two-Part Treatment Developed to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) towards medicine has been an ongoing concern for the last several decades. The concept that a microbe can build resistance and multiply faster than scientists can find a treatment is becoming more of a reality. Since the…
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A Multi-Billion Dollar Market For CRISPR Therapies Is Possible
Victoria Gray, the first patient treated with CRISPR, and Jennifer Doudna, the CRISPR pioneer, at … More
In a recent conversation with Nobel Prize winning CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, we explored the transformative potential of…
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Herpes Virus Helps Improve Immune Cell Therapy
The herpes virus is an infection that often causes painful blisters on the mouth and or genitals. Interestingly, the viral infection is common and is associated with cold sores, mononucleosis or ‘mono’, genital herpes, chickenpox, shingles, and even…
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