Once in the brain, lung cancer cells can plug themselves into the electrical circuitry there and grow, a study of mice shows. The results, published September 10 in Nature, highlight the deep and mysterious connections between cancer…
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Childhood plastic exposure could be fueling obesity, infertility, and asthma
Childhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health report.
This is the main conclusion after a review of hundreds of the latest…
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Why tRNA May Unlock The Next Big Leap In Disease Control
tRNA is an important component of the biological synthesis of new proteins, as it carries a specific amino acid that will be incorporated to the protein through the ribosome machinery, as directed by mRNA sequence
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Transfer RNA, once…
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Sneezing from cats or dust? Safe UV light may neutralize allergens in minutes
Cats. Dust mites. Mold. Trees.
For people with allergies, even a brief whiff of the airborne allergens these organisms produce can lead to swollen eyes, itchy skin and impaired breathing.
Such allergens can persist indoors for months after the…
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More Young Adults Worry About The Mental Health Of Their Parents
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Much attention is given to the fact that young and emerging adults are a higher-risk group for mental health concerns. For example, a 2025 report on InsideHigherEd.com discussed how only one-third of college students…
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2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.
Current Florida law and the state’s Department of Health require that…
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How Good People Lose Their Way In Healthcare
Former Mylan CEO Heather Bresch help up a 2-pack of EpiPen during a Congressional hearing Rising Price of EpiPens.
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Most of us started our careers in healthcare with noble intentions. We told ourselves (and others) that we were here…
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A hormone that silences the immune system may unlock new cancer treatments
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, could lead…
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When cancer cells feel squeezed, they become more dangerous
Cancer cells are notoriously flexible, taking on new features as they move around the body. Many of these changes are due to epigenetic modifications, which influence how DNA is packaged, and not due to mutations in the DNA itself. Such…
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Want a younger brain? Harvard researchers say eat like this
Following a green-Mediterranean diet — which includes green tea and the aquatic plant Mankai — is associated with slower brain aging, according to a study.
The study, published recently in the journal Clinical Nutrition, was co-authored by…
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