The notion that some level of microbial exposure might reduce our risk of developing allergies has arisen over the last few decades and has been termed the hygiene hypothesis.
Sep 29, 2023
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A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes, which could increase the risk of the disease being ...
Sep 4, 2023
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A new study in mice shows that consuming emulsifiers—a common ingredient in ultra-processed human foods—during pregnancy or breast-feeding is associated with mild health risks for offspring. Maria Milà-Guasch of the ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Even though neurodegenerative diseases often strike in middle age or later, patients could have structural differences in their brains that arise before birth.
Aug 22, 2023
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A protein famed among scientists and clinicians for its ability to suppress the development of many types of tumors may just be moonlighting as a cancer fighter, a recent study by researchers at Stanford Medicine found. The ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Pioneering work in comparative oncology continues at UC Davis with the launch of a Canine Tumor Genome Atlas, the first genomic data bank of its kind outside of one developed by the National Cancer Institute. Eventually it ...
Aug 8, 2023
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As men age, some of their cells lose the very thing that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss hampers the body's ability to fight cancer, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
Jun 21, 2023
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Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important inflammatory responses. Their findings, published in the journal Science Immunology, open ...
Jun 16, 2023
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The pandemic and its aftermath have raised anxiety to new levels. But the roots of anxiety-related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), are still unclear. In a new study, University of Utah ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered a novel approach that improves the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)—a novel form of cancer treatment utilizing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)—and minimizes ...
May 31, 2023
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