Changes in a person's "normal" mental state after taking drugs, while meditating, during hypnosis or due to specific medical conditions have been a topic of study for several years now. Some of these mental changes, which ...
Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get genetic analysis done at specialized private labs. The results of the DNA samples that he needed for his research weren't available for weeks and sometimes ...
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For several years, researchers have been successfully using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells to target specific antigens found on blood cells as a cure for patients with leukemia and lymphoma. But solid tumors, like ...
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A St. Michael's retinal surgeon and researcher has developed a new, minimally-invasive technique to repair retinal detachment that requires no incisions and can be done in the ophthalmologist's office. It could lead to faster ...
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At the outset of the COVID pandemic, men appeared to suffer higher rates of severe illness and death, leading researchers to suspect a link between androgen receptors—which bind to hormones like testosterone—and SARS-CoV-2 ...
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A team led by researchers from Department of Hematology and Department of Molecular Pathology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have developed a platform to harness and enhance the innate ability of white blood cells from ...
Jul 27, 2023
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One of the great challenges in the fight against cancer is to design new technologies for a personalized treatment for each patient. Depending on the molecular characteristics—DNA mutations for instance—of each tumor, ...
Mar 31, 2023
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The protein STAT5 has long been an appealing target against cancer, but after decades of research it was consigned to the "undruggable" category. Now, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers have found success ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses "vortex ultrasound"—a sort of ultrasonic tornado—to break down blood clots in the brain. The new approach worked more quickly than existing techniques to eliminate ...
Jan 23, 2023
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BGI-Research and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province (MCHH) have published whole-genome sequencing research results in npj Genomic Medicine. These results have revealed the genomic architecture of fetal ...
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