Health
How game worlds are helping health care workers practice compassionate clinical responses
A game world is a fantasy universe based on a story and a theme.
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Immunology
Age is just a number: Immune cell 'epigenetic clock' ticks independently of organism lifespan
While most cell types experience a functional decline after years of proliferation and replication, T cells can proliferate seemingly indefinitely and without detriment.
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Neuroscience
When mice with Alzheimer's inhaled menthol, their cognitive abilities improved
Imagine a future where the smell of menthol could alleviate some of the worst symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. This might sound like science fiction, but innovative new research is making it a potential reality.
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Immunology
Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy
Immune system cells called macrophages play an unexpected role in the complicated connection between obesity and cancer, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research team has discovered.
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Health informatics
Nasal microbiota is potential diagnostic biomarker for sepsis
The nasal microbiota of intensive care unit (ICU) patients effectively distinguishes sepsis from non-septic cases and outperforms analyzing the gut microbiota to predict sepsis, according to a new study published in Microbiology ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Safer virus helps eliminate cancer in mouse study
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice. In addition, mice that were treated with this virus were more resistant to developing tumors later in ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Masks study finds traumatic experiences impact perception of distressing imagery
The human visual system is a dominant part of the brain's processes and navigation of the world. To better understand an aspect of this system, researchers from Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions ...
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Vaccination
Feeling rough after your COVID shot? That's a sign it's working
Headache, chills, tiredness may be evidence of a supercharged defense, according to UCSF-led study.
Jun 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New AI tool accurately detects six different cancer types on whole-body PET/CT scans
A novel AI approach can accurately detect six different types of cancer on whole-body PET/CT scans, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting. By automatically ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
'Cutting the cable' between CD8+ T and T regulatory cells enhances checkpoint immunotherapy
Checkpoint immunotherapy utilizing PD-1 blockade has become the standard of care for metastatic melanoma. While this treatment is effective in 40% of patients, the other 60% develop resistance, leading to tumor regrowth. ...
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