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Oncology & Cancer
Personalized cancer vaccines slow tumor recurrence in mouse models
Using a newly discovered byproduct of dying cancer cells, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are developing personalized vaccines that could help keep aggressive tumors from recurring.
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New technology detects breast cancer relapses up to five years in advance
Altum Sequencing, a start-up supported by the C3N-IA Science Park at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and specialized in oncology, has developed a tool to monitor treatment response in patients with solid tumors from ...
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Mediterranean, fasting or DASH? Exploring promising metabolic benefits for management of MASLD
Imagine a condition affecting nearly one-third of the global population, often silently progressing, and deeply intertwined with prevalent health issues like obesity and type 2 diabetes. This is metabolic dysfunction-associated ...
Five-day vascular organoids speed tissue engineering research
Boston Children's Hospital scientists have unveiled a five-day approach to generate functional vascular organoids capable of supporting blood flow and in vivo engraftment.
Chemical profile of fecal samples can help predict mortality in critically ill patients
The gut microbiome and the metabolites it produces offer promising insight into disease severity in critically ill patients. In a collaborative effort, researchers from the U.S. and the Netherlands developed the metabolic ...
Attention, conviction, motivation—cognitive states can be read on the face
Whether you are solving a puzzle, navigating a shopping center or writing an email, how well you do will not only depend on the task at hand but also on your internal cognitive state. In a new study published in Nature Communications, ...
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Researchers establish direct link between centromeres and immunity for the first time
Some cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases are treated with immunotherapies. These stimulate the patient's immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. To improve such therapies, researchers are looking for mechanisms ...
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Skipping radioactive iodine after thyroid cancer surgery could mean more time with loved ones for low-risk patients
Radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery usually means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from researchers at UCL mean patients worldwide ...
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Iron levels may play a major role in Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer's disease
Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
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Alcohol alters gene function in the differentiating cells of the embryo, study finds
Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In laboratory cultures, it was found that the first cells of the nervous system are the most sensitive to ...
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Alzheimer's disease research offers hope for finding therapeutic target that stops progression
In searching for a possible therapeutic target to stop the progress of this disease, an international scientific team, led by researchers at the Department of Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology of the UMA and also members ...
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Eye-tracking exhibit helps map gaze behavior development across different life stages
Understanding how people visually browse their surroundings and direct their gaze in specific situations is a long-standing goal among psychology researchers. Past studies suggest that humans exhibit oculomotor biases, which ...
The seasonal challenge of disease prevention: How behavior and infection rates create repeating outbreak patterns
New research reveals how seasonal diseases impact our willingness to follow health measures. People are less likely to follow protective measures when infection levels drop, leading to seasonal surges in disease.
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Multi-omic data can identify silent and stable risk profiles in healthy individuals
A multidisciplinary team has taken a step forward in the field of precision medicine with the publication of a study that highlights the value of integrating multiple layers of biological information—genomic, metabolomic, ...
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Community-based mentoring in Sierra Leone for pregnant adolescents and their babies doubles survival rates
An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, while also helping girls return to education.
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BPA and retinoic acid together can disrupt brain development by altering gene expression
Synthetic chemicals and plastics are useful and indispensable in our lives. On the other hand, the world is grappling with plastic pollution—clogging oceans, threatening wildlife, and leaching into ecosystems. While eco-friendly ...
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HIV's route to infection is more flexible than previously believed, study finds
University of Michigan researchers have uncovered new details of the process that HIV uses to hijack cells' transportation systems for its own survival.
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Designing better bispecific T-cell engagers for cancer immunotherapy
Kennedy researchers have uncovered key design parameters for bispecific T-cell engagers (TcEs)—a class of cancer immunotherapy drugs. The findings may help unlock the full potential of TcEs and revolutionize cancer treatment ...
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Largest study to date assesses long-term impact of COVID-19 on kidneys
A new study of more than 13 million people in England has found no evidence to suggest mild COVID-19 infection may cause long-term kidney damage. However, patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections are at a high ...
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Cognitive tests in infancy can offer insight into intelligence at age 30 and beyond
Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be like decades later, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published in the journal ...
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