Health
Vaccines will be best defense against bird flu, experts say
Humanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says.
May 29, 2024
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Medical research
Seeking medical insights in the physics of mucus
As much as we might not want to think about it, mucus is everywhere in our bodies. It coats our airways and our digestive systems and serves as a first line of defense against pathogens, a habitat for our microbiomes, and ...
May 7, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer immunotherapy candidate provokes powerful dual response in cancer and immune cells
Cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors are widely used to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer, but many patients either don't respond or develop resistance to them. A new small-molecule drug candidate being ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Health
US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer "lab-grown" meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic discovery could improve treatment of colorectal cancer
EPFL scientists have discovered a rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients. This finding could lead to more accurate diagnoses and, eventually, personalized treatments that target the protein expressed by ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CRISPR technology demonstrates success in preventing and treating COVID
In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.
Jul 26, 2022
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Pediatrics
Antibiotics in infancy may weaken response to childhood vaccines
Babies and toddlers who've been given antibiotics might have a less vigorous immune response to routine childhood vaccinations, new research warns.
Apr 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
3D tissue model of living brain cancer points to possible future for drug screening
As a potential alternative for drug testing without lab animals, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed and successfully tested a 3D model of living brain cancer that surmounts one of the biggest challenges ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Vaccination
No, the COVID-19 vaccines do not contain a glowing 'Lucifer' protein
Do we really need to say this?
Nov 5, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists reverse pancreatic cancer progression in 'time machine' made of human cells
What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a "time machine" built by Purdue University engineers has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer before it spreads throughout the pancreas.
Sep 30, 2021
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