Health
Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come
It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.
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Oncology & Cancer
Integrating anatomy and biology for a better pancreatic cancer prognosis
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is notoriously difficult to treat due to its aggressive nature and limited prognostic tools. While the traditional staging systems, such as the TNM classification, focus on anatomical ...
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Cardiology
Lowering blood sugar can halve heart attack risk in people with prediabetes
Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.
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Oncology & Cancer
Tanning beds mutate skin cells far beyond the reach of ordinary sunlight, study shows
Tanning bed use is tied to almost a three-fold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new ...
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Neuroscience
Bioluminescent tool captures neural activity without external lasers
A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity.
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Genetics
How hippocampal synapses adjust their proteins to specialize their function
A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: obtaining a precise, ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows IL-36 gamma 'armored' CAR T cells can eradicate solid tumors
A laboratory study out of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center outlines a new way to boost the effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in solid-tumor cancers, resulting in their eradication. Led ...
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Neuroscience
Lab-grown neural circuits reveal thalamus's key role in cortex development
A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. With this circuit, ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feeling happier starts with kindness: Compassion tied to higher life satisfaction
People who treat others with compassion often feel more at ease themselves. This is the key finding of a new study by Majlinda Zhuniq, Dr. Friedericke Winter, and Professor Corina Aguilar-Raab from the University of Mannheim. ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Mini-tumors combine synthetic and real cells to simulate immune responses
Normally, the immune system recognizes and eliminates abnormal cells. However, cancer cells can develop strategies to evade this control: they block defense mechanisms or send inhibitory signals. In this way, tumors can grow ...
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