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Advancements in Aggressive Brain Tumor Treatments in Germany

In Germany, around 2,400 people are diagnosed with glioblastoma every year. Most of those affected are adults between the ages of 50 and 70. Following…

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Understanding Immune Cell Identity Loss in Autoimmune Diseases

In autoimmune diseases such as arthritis or multiple sclerosis (MS) the body attacks its own tissue, causing inflammation of the nervous system or the joints,…

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New Mechanism Activates Immune System Against Bacteria

The microbiome in our intestine plays a vital role in people’s health and the immune system Any lack of balance there has not only been linked to chronic…

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New Protein Biomarker Differentiates Bladder Cancer Effectively

Label-free digital pathology using infrared (IR) imaging with subsequent proteomic analysis for bladder cancer (BC) has revealed the first protein biomarker…

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Vitamin D’s Role in Immune Cells and Bone Marrow Health

There are three types of blood cell: white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. All three types are created from hematopoietic stem cells located in…

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Combination Treatment: Diabetes Drug and Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer

Klefstrom and his research group found that, because of this vulnerability, cancer cells can be attacked with a “drug cocktail” that includes the diabetes drug…

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Psoriasis Treatment Aids Heart Artery Disease Recovery

“Classically a heart attack is caused by one of five risk factors: diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, family history, or smoking,” said Nehal N. Mehta,…

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Dinosaur Metal Compound Shines Light on Cancer Cell Treatment

A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the…

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MRI Scans and Tattoos: New Study Assesses Safety Risks

According to Weiskopf, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig (MPI CBS), “…the most important questions for us…

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Understanding Organ Scarring: Insights from FAU Research

Scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, headed by Prof. Dr. Georg…

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New Approach to Combat Superbugs by Researchers

A scientific team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic has developed a new way to identify second-line antibiotics that…

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New Insights on Cells That Damage Intestinal Health

Chronic inflammatory diseases are caused by a complex mixture of various factors. This leads eventually to the intestine's immune system becoming…

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3D Nanoprinting Breakthrough Enhances Medicine and Robotics

Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created the first 3D-printed fluid circuit element so tiny that 10 could rest on the width of a human hair.

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Radon Therapy: A Natural Approach to Pain Relief

Arthritis, osteoarthritis and heel spurs are some of the most common chronic degenerative and musculoskeletal conditions that cause pain and inflammation and…

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Early Prediction of Alzheimer’s Progression in Blood

“The fact that there is still no effective treatment for Alzheimer’s is partly because current therapies start much too late,” says Mathias Jucker, a senior…

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Energizing Immune Cells to Combat Cancer Effectively

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer…

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