Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. But what does it mean for this type of cancer to be called aggressive?
As a urologic surgeon who specializes in…
Category: 5. Health
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Unlocking the secrets of bat immunity
Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease outcomes these viruses cause in humans, bats…
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Engineered bacteria can deliver antiviral therapies, vaccines
New research from the University of Cincinnati demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for antiviral therapies and vaccines.
The research, led by Nalinikanth Kotagiri, PhD, was recently…
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Promising new way to modulate brain cell activity to potentially treat major depressive disorder in adults
A mechanism involving potassium channels in the brain that control brain cell activity could provide a new and fundamentally different way of treating depression symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder, according to two complementary…
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‘Barcodes’ written into our DNA reveal how blood ages
A new study in the journal Nature explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells, or “clones,” outcompete their neighbours and gradually take over blood production. The blood stem cell reservoir shrinks and…
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A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce
We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested…
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Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord
Research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy. These delivery systems…
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Live view: Stress-induced changes in generations of cancer cells
Cancer cells respond to stress with greater diversity. Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell generations. This increases the tumor’s genetic…
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Clinical trial shows improvements for spinal cord injuries
In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries.
In this study, published in the journal Nature on May…
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How Marvel’s Thunderbolts Film Gets Mental Health and Messaging Right
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: (L-R) Louis D’Esposito, Co-President, Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, … More
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