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T-Cell Immunotherapy Shows Early Promise in Childhood Brain Cancer
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (586+ words) Technology Networks...
Red Meat Protein May Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (277+ words) New research sheds light on why red meat may worsen inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) " and how other protein sources could help protect the gut." In a new study published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology, researchers found that mice fed a…...
Boosting Rare Stem T Cells Could Be Key to Combating Chronic Diseases
5+ hour ago (869+ words) T cells are an elite fighting force of the immune system, seeking out and destroying diseased cells. But in a prolonged campaign against a chronic condition - like a viral infection, or cancer - the body needs a steady supply of these…...
New Therapeutic Strategy for NF-1-Associated Tumors Identified
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (307+ words) The study, published in Nature Communications, develops a new cellular model that reproduces the progression of NF1-associated tumours and enables the identification of new therapeutic opportunities. The study was led by the Hereditary Cancer and Translational Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics…...
Healthy But Sedentary Individuals Show Declining Mitochondrial Function
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (401+ words) Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have found that healthy yet sedentary individuals show a significant, coordinated drop in muscle mitochondrial function that may precede the development of major diseases like cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. "Mitochondrial function is the…...
El Ni'o Droughts in the Rainforest Reduce Absorption of Key Climate Gas
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (596+ words) Technology Networks...
ICP-MS for Biomedical Applications: From Biomarker Discovery to Toxicology
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (133+ words) Technology Networks High-sensitivity elemental analysis is becoming critical across biomedical research, from biomarker discovery to toxicological assessment As studies demand lower detection limits, higher throughput, and the ability to handle complex biological matrices, laboratories face increasing pressure to deliver precise,…...
Parks Cool Neighbourhoods and Cut Pollution Hundreds of Metres Beyond Their Boundaries
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (263+ words) In a study published in City and Environment Interactions, researchers used high-frequency monitoring to assess how parks influence air temperature, particle pollution and noise levels. " Throughout the day, temperatures inside the park consistently stayed several degrees cooler, with neighbouring areas…...
Inhaled Vitamin D May Offer Respiratory Benefits in COPD
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (297+ words) People with chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and cystic fibrosis tend to have low vitamin D levels, and these low levels are linked to worse respiratory health results. This has led to many studies looking…...
Arctic Microbes Rewrite Their Genetic Playbooks More Often Than We Thought
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (413+ words) Amid the peatlands of northern Sweden, billions of microbes are quietly rewriting their genetic playbooks-and doing so far more often than scientists realized. A new study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University provides one of the clearest pictures…...