Scientists have studied the effects of one of the most common laxatives in the world to reveal more about how the regulation of fluid flow in the gut is related to constipation and diarrhea. These very…
Category: 8. Health
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New Orleans is bringing house calls back to support new moms
To support new moms, the city of New Orleans is trying a medical practice from the past: the house call.
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Injection turns sleeping tumor immune cells into cancer fighters
Tumors in the human body contain immune cells called macrophages that are naturally capable of attacking cancer. However, the tumor environment suppresses these cells, preventing them from doing their job. Researchers at KAIST have now found a…
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A Novel Mechanism by Which Melanoma Cells Evade the Immune Response Identified
The anti-tumor immune response involves a series of complex steps mediated by various immune cells and signaling molecules. Cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), also known as “killer” T cells, play a central role…
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Food Preservatives Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
A new study in the journal The BMJ has linked specific preservatives commonly added to foods to poor health outcomes, including cancer.
The study followed more than 105,000 cancer-free participants aged…
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A room full of flu patients and no one got sick
This year’s flu season has been especially harsh, driven in part by the rapid spread of a new variant known as subclade K. As cases rise, a newly released study offers surprising insight into how influenza spreads and how people may better…
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$1 Million Bet on a Cure: Reprogramming the Immune System To Stop Type 1 Diabetes
A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., is taking on type 1 diabetes (T1D) with support from a $1…
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A daily fish oil supplement slashed serious heart risks in dialysis patients
A large international study has found that taking a daily fish oil supplement can sharply lower the risk of serious heart-related complications in people undergoing dialysis for kidney failure. The research was co-led in Australia by Monash…
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A customized MobileNetV2-based lightweight CNN for monkeypox detection and classification
Kumar Saha, D. et al. Mpox-XDE: an ensemble model utilizing deep CNN and explainable AI for Monkeypox detection and classification. BMC Infect. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10811-y (2025).
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Nimbolide ameliorates ARDS and ulcerative colitis by disrupting NLRP3 inflammasome activation
Coll, R. C. & Schroder, K. Inflammasome components as new therapeutic targets in inflammatory disease. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 25, 22–41 (2025).
Fu, J. & Wu, H. Structural Mechanisms of NLRP3…
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