Researchers at the Ribeirao Preto Blood Center and the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) conducted a study using the NK-92 cell line to test new models of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) with specific costimulatory domains, such as 2B4 and…
Category: 8. Health
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Engineered CAR-NK cells appear more 'attack-ready'
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New Theory of Learning Upends the Lessons of Pavlov’s Dog
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There are many different types of learning, but among the simplest is…
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Can Smartphones Replace $25,000 Eye-Testing Gear? This Startup Says Yes
$25,000 of eye-testing gear, or a $350 smartphone: which is better? According to a new startup, the answer might just be the phone …
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'Operation Stork Speed' prepares to overhaul baby formula guidelines
During their first six months of life, many infants get some or all of their calories from formula, but federal rules governing what goes into those bottles haven’t been updated in decades.
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Q&A: How attending an HBCU can help reduce dementia risk
Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) can be linked to better cognitive performance decades later among Black adults, according to a study coauthored by Min Hee Kim, an assistant professor at Rutgers School of Nursing. The…
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Study finds tirzepatide cuts alcohol intake by more than half in rodents
For the first time, researchers show that tirzepatide—the active ingredient in the diabetes and weight-loss drug Mounjaro—reduces alcohol intake as well as relapse-like behaviors in rats and mice. The findings are considered relevant in the…
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Study reveals a specific genetic mismatch linked to life-threatening transplant complications
Umbilical cord blood transplantation has transformed the treatment options for patients with blood cancers and other life-threatening hematologic disorders, particularly when matched donors are unavailable. While cord blood is known for its…
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Preventing acute confusion after cardiovascular procedures through prevention
An analysis of approximately 1,604 studies from over three decades proves that delirium is a clinically highly relevant but scientifically often neglected complication in cardiology, and prevention can reduce the incidence of delirium by up to…
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'Kick it while it's down' approach to cancer treatment could improve cure rates
A new study provides hope that smarter timing of cancer treatments could improve cure rates. The study’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert Noble, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, City, St George’s, University of London, sought…
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Down syndrome study sheds new light on early brain development
A research team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) has found new clues about how the brains of people with Down syndrome develop differently from a very early age. The study, published in…
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