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Category: 5. Health
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Specialized Immune Cells Develop Memory to Target Ovarian Cancer
The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The two separate systems of immunity include the innate and adaptive immune responses. The innate immune system is the first on the scene when…
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Novel Vaccine Targets COVID-19 and Controls Innate Immunity
Vaccines generate a strong immune response designed to target a specific pathogen or disease. Many individuals think of preventative medicine when considering vaccine technology. The classic example includes annual vaccinations which are given to expose our…
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New research reveals how physiology-inspired networks could improve political decision-making
A study led by researchers at the Columbia Butler Aging Center and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health has unveiled a groundbreaking framework for rethinking political decision-making — drawing inspiration from how the human body maintains stability and health. The findings are…
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Scientists develop super strong antibodies for new cancer treatment
Cancer scientists say they have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody which could be used to boost the immune systems of patients fighting the disease.
Experts from the University of Southampton altered the shape and flexibility of the tiny proteins, which are naturally produced by…
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Neuroestrogen: The brain’s secret weapon against hunger
For years, estrogens were known as the reproductive hormones produced by the ovaries, but recent discoveries reveal that these hormones are also synthesized in the brain through an enzyme called aromatase. This brain-specific version of estrogen is called neuroestrogen, and while its presence…
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Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temperatures
Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a study led by UTHealth Houston.
The research was published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.
Public transit can be more…
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Study of facial bacteria could lead to probiotics that promote healthy skin
The composition of bacterial populations living on our faces plays a significant role in the development of acne and other skin conditions such as eczema. Two species of bacteria predominate in most people, but how they interact with each other, and how those interactions may contribute to…
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Designer microbe shows promise for reducing mercury absorption from seafood
UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and dramatically reduced the amount that reached other tissues, such as the brain and…
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Treatment regimen for aggressive blood cancer
Study data reveal how a specific sequence of cancer therapies can improve outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat lymphomas
Relapsed/refractory (R/R) mature T and natural killer (NK)-cell lymphomas (TNKL) are aggressive blood cancers often resistant to frontline therapies. A team of Mass…
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