Scientists investigating why people who have had shingles are at a higher risk of stroke, now believe the answer lies within lipid vesicles called exosomes that shuttle proteins and genetic information between cells, according ...
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In a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers out of Barcelona, Spain, found that heart failure patients with lower alpha-linolenic acid levels (ALA, the main plant omega-3) ...
Oct 25, 2022
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New trial data shows that Pfizer's updated COVID booster shot is more powerful against Omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.
Oct 14, 2022
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A Singapore research team of clinicians and scientists has validated a cancer diagnostic assay designed with Asian-centric biomarkers that aims to enable early diagnosis and timely treatment delivery. These findings, published ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Thirdhand smoke, or THS, comprises the residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after tobacco has been smoked. It can remain on indoor surfaces indefinitely, causing potentially harmful exposure ...
Oct 11, 2022
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A team of scientists and doctors from the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology has ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication associated with various diseases and particularly affects patients on intensive care units. However, the mechanisms underlying AKI are incompletely understood. Just recently, ...
Oct 5, 2022
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In a study of more than 80 men and women from Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that COVID-19 booster shots are essential for maintaining long-term immunity against infection, particularly ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new approach to engineering natural killer (NK) cells with a second chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to act as a logic gate, requiring two signals ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Early detection remains key to successfully treating many cancers, and early detection via cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in the bloodstream—the so-called "liquid biopsy"—has become a research focal point. But using ...
Sep 29, 2022
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