Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Understanding cervical cancer risk
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about cervical cancer risk factors.
Jan 28, 2022
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News tagged with immune activation
Oncology & Cancer
Optical imaging highlights metabolic interactions that make pancreatic tumor cells grow
Pancreatic cancer is a rare, yet elusive and deadly cancer, with a five-year survival rate of about 10%. If the cancer has metastasized, that rate lowers to 3%. And treatment options are extremely limited.
Jan 21, 2022
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Medical research
Regrowing knee cartilage with an electric kick
UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit's knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in humans, they report in the 12 January issue of Science Translational Medicine.
Jan 12, 2022
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Immunology
New, targeted therapy inhibits specific immune cells associated with lupus nephritis
Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune disease in which the body recognizes and attacks its own tissues, can affect many organs, including the kidneys. About fifty percent of patients diagnosed with lupus develop ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Health
How to remain youthful and resilient despite stress
A bit of stress can be good for your mental and physical wellbeing, but too much can lead to anxiety, depression and other health problems. It can also make you age faster. So learning to become more stress-resilient is important ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Immunology
How LPS prevents or promotes development of asthma and allergic disease
Immunologists have long been baffled by LPS, the bacterial lipopolysaccharide that helps form the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria.
Jan 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Antihistamines can influence immunotherapy response by enhancing T cell activation
New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly used allergy medication, was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
'Taming the storm': Neuroimmune interactions and brain plasticity
Neuroimmune interactions are emerging as key regulators of brain plasticity throughout life and in both health and disease, but much remains to be discovered. In a special issue of Brain Plasticity, experts review our present ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
D-glyceric acid found to activate cellular mitochondria and reduce low-grade inflammation in aged
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä analyzed the health effects of a patented DGA compound and compared them to the effects of exercise. The study was groundbreaking because clear health effects of mitochondrial ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Health
Daylight saving time: How to handle your sleep when it ends Sunday
Let's face it, most of us don't get enough sleep even though we're very aware of just how important it is for our physical, mental and emotional health.
Nov 3, 2021
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