Over the last decade, scientists have had a renewed interest in vaccines due to improved technology and biological discovery. Vaccines were previously developed to preemptively treat patients before they got…
Category: 8. Health
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Novel Protein Helps Drive Anti-Tumor Immunity
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a form of immunotherapy that activates anti-tumor immune cells. In the context of cancer, many healthy cells cannot recognize and target tumors. This immune evasion is…
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This New Blood Test Can Detect Cancer Before Tumors Appear
A new CRISPR-powered light sensor can detect the faintest whispers of cancer in a single drop of blood. Scientists have created an advanced light-based sensor capable of identifying extremely small amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood. The…
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Novel Protein Helps Drive Anti-Tumor Immunity
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a form of immunotherapy that activates anti-tumor immune cells. In the context of cancer, many healthy cells cannot recognize and target tumors. This immune evasion is…
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Scientists discover protein that rejuvenates aging brain cells
Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore have identified a protein that may help restore the brain’s ability to produce new cells as it ages. Their findings, published in Science Advances, point to…
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Court rebuffs domestic workers’ plea for equal pay, respect : NPR
Domestic workers are among those who took part in a February protest in New Delhi demanding a guaranteed minimum wage and…
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The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When the Danish psychiatrist Søren Dinesen Østergaard published his ominous warning about AI’s effects on mental health back in 2023, the…
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New Treatment May Free Kidney Transplant Recipients From Lifelong Daily Medications
A monthly infusion may one day replace daily immunosuppressant pills for kidney transplant patients. A kidney transplant can be life-changing, but it usually comes with a lifelong tradeoff: daily immunosuppressant pills that keep the immune…
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Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of 2021, the most recent data…
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This Is Why the Same Virus Hits People So Differently
Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps explain why people respond so differently to the same infections and could lead to more personalized treatments. The…
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