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Category: 5. Health
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A High-Fat Diet Weakens Immunity in a Mouse Model
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health problems including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular…
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Trump Administration’s Attack On DEI Threatens Health For Everyone
A woman holds a cardboard sign reading ‘Tubal ligation of Trump’. Thousands of women and men take to … More
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Groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds
Traditionally, chemists have relied on well-established but limiting methods to synthesize these molecules. The new research, co-authored by Kevin Brown, the James F. Jackson Professor of Chemistry in the College, and Professors Xiaotian Qi, Wang…
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Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the immune system can mistakenly attack its own…
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Cellular mechanisms that may lead to onset of inflammatory bowel disease
A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn’s disease, according to findings published in Science Immunology on March 21. The researchers said their discovery provides better…
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Trump Must Challenge Foreign Freeloading, Not Copy It
“The Trump administration must confront foreign governments directly to end pharmaceutical … More
This morning, the America First Policy Institute released an issue brief highlighting a genuine…
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A Scientific, Economic & Ethical Reflection On Women’s Health History
A composite image of four women posed behind an electrocardiogram or EKG, monitoring the heartbeat … More
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and…
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Bubbly idea: Ultrafine bubble showers suppress atopic dermatitis
Bubble baths might be soothing soaks, but bubble showers could be the next thing in keeping the skin clean.
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led medical research team found that ultrafine bubble showers might help prevent atopic…
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Potential risk biomarkers found for schizophrenia resulting from cannabis use
Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances in the world, with some 228 million users between the ages of 15 and 64. The risk of developing schizophrenia increases significantly with cannabis use, especially when it starts at a young age….
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