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LJI scientists harness ‘helper’ T cells to treat tumors

LJI scientists harness ‘helper’ T cells to treat tumors

September 1, 2023September 4, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists are on the hunt for a unique set of mutations, called “neoantigens,” that let the immune system distinguish tumor cells from normal cells.…

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Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants Not Linked to Cancer Risk

Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants Not Linked to Cancer Risk

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Relatively short-term use of immunosuppressant medications to control an inflammatory disease was not associated with an increased risk of later developing cancer, according to new research…

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Transcription Factors Contribute to Subtypes of Colorectal Cancers

Transcription Factors Contribute to Subtypes of Colorectal Cancers

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — New research in colorectal cancers directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that expression of transcription factors — proteins that help turn…

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This sugar kills honeybees—it could also help fight cancer

This sugar kills honeybees—it could also help fight cancer

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — LA JOLLA, CALIF. – July 18, 2023 – Research from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Osaka International Cancer Institute has shed new light on the anti-cancer properties…

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Virginia Tech awarded grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms

Virginia Tech awarded grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — An estimated 1,200 Americans, on average, are diagnosed with Lyme disease each day. Some of those patients continue to experience negative effects, even after treatment. Lyme…

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Virginia Tech awarded grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms

Blood test aids in predicting lung cancer mortality risk

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — HOUSTON ― A blood-based test developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can predict an individual’s risk of dying from lung cancer when combined…

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Metformin reduces long COVID risk

Metformin reduces long COVID risk

June 9, 2023June 11, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (06/09/2023) — In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, prevents the…

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Metformin reduces long COVID risk

UNC Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Drug-Resistant Malaria in Ethiopia

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — CHAPEL HILL, NC – Ethiopia is Africa’s second most-populated country with an estimated 60% of its population at risk for malaria exposure. Plasmodium falciparum infection accounts for the majority of…

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Sylvester study identifies ‘marked disparities’ in federal cancer research funding

Sylvester study identifies ‘marked disparities’ in federal cancer research funding

June 7, 2023June 8, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL JUNE 8, 2023) – A research team at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine compiled…

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Scientists Use Machine Learning to ‘See’ How the Brain Adapts to Different Environments

Scientists Use Machine Learning to ‘See’ How the Brain Adapts to Different Environments

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses — the connection points through which…

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Lung infection may be less transmissible than thought

Lung infection may be less transmissible than thought

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — A little-known bacterium — a distant cousin of the microbes that cause tuberculosis and leprosy — is emerging as a public health threat capable of causing…

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Metformin reduces long COVID risk

UCLA-led research suggests no difference in health outcomes, care costs for patients treated by traditional MDs or osteopaths

May 29, 2023May 30, 2023 · Breaking News

EMBARGOED FOR USE UNTIL 5 P.M. (EDT) ON MAY 29, 2023 Newswise — New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending…

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Pan-cancer T cell atlas reveals new details of tumor microenvironment

Pan-cancer T cell atlas reveals new details of tumor microenvironment

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — HOUSTON ― A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Nature Medicine, provides a deeper understanding…

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Epigenetic landscape modulates pioneer transcription factor binding

Epigenetic landscape modulates pioneer transcription factor binding

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Memphis, Tenn.—May 24, 2023) Like thread tightly wrapped around a spool, DNA is wrapped around histones and packaged into structures called nucleosomes. Scientists at St. Jude…

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Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury

Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment.   A UW Medicine-led study published recently in…

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Artificial Intelligence Catalyzes Gene Activation Research and Uncovers Rare DNA Sequences

Artificial Intelligence Catalyzes Gene Activation Research and Uncovers Rare DNA Sequences

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 · Breaking News

BYLINE: Mario Aguilera Newswise — Artificial intelligence has exploded across our news feeds, with ChatGPT and related AI technologies becoming the focus of broad public scrutiny. Beyond popular…

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New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease

New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — LA JOLLA, CALIF. – May 15, 2023 – Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a computational approach to…

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Metformin reduces long COVID risk

Task-specific modulation of corticospinal neuron activity during motor learning in mice (Nature Communications)

May 12, 2023May 14, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — Learning motor skills depends on the brain’s ability to change, or be plastic. Specifically, the primary motor cortex of the brain can change as a person…

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Van Andel Institute, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to lead genome center under 0M NIH initiative

Van Andel Institute, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to lead genome center under $140M NIH initiative

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 11, 2023) — Van Andel Institute’s Hui Shen, Ph.D., and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis’s Ting Wang, Ph.D., will…

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Metformin reduces long COVID risk

فهم سرعة اتصال الدماغ

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 · Breaking News

Newswise — مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا — في الغالب كان يُعتقد أن سرعة المعلومات المنقولة ما بين مناطق الدماغ تستقر في بداية المراهقة. لقد وجدت دراسة جديدة في مجلة نيتشر…

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