A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cell—foam cells—in patients with the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. It has been shown how these cells accelerate the cancer's growth ...
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An ancient gene mutation among First Nations inhabitants of Oceania may make them more susceptible to infectious diseases like influenza, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Researchers have identified the skin cells responsible for orchestrating cases of two of the most life-threatening drug reactions. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) cause the skin and mucous ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Neglected tropical diseases refer to a group of ailments that affect millions of people globally, often in poverty-stricken areas of the world, and yet don't receive the scientific attention they deserve. Schistosomiasis ...
Oct 17, 2024
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A recent breakthrough study has introduced a novel methodology that significantly enhances the accuracy of epidemiological estimates for infectious diseases like COVID-19.
Oct 17, 2024
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Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead ...
Oct 16, 2024
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With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home.
Oct 16, 2024
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The ability to therapeutically manipulate the immune system presents a multitude of potential opportunities for treating infectious diseases, cancer and other diseases, but first, researchers must fully understand the processes ...
Oct 15, 2024
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Certain infectious diseases, such as COVID or the flu, evolve constantly, shapeshifting just enough to outmaneuver our immune systems and reinfect us repeatedly. But subsequent reinfections often don't lead to the most severe ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Taking a dose of the oral antibiotic doxycycline after a high-risk sexual encounter has dramatically reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in places where the strategy is being tried.
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