Cancer dysregulates the complex structure of tissues and internal cellular pathways. As a result, the immune system loses its ability to effectively target tumor cells. The immune system is made up of two…
Category: 5. Health
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Novel Glucose Mechanism Fuels Anti-Tumor Immune Cells
Our body is made up of millions of cells that coordinate daily function. They are constantly working to maintain activity and keep us healthy. Cells activate, proliferate, and conduct specialized…
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MIT Spinout Strand Therapeutics Raises $153 Million To Make Cancerous Tumors Light Up
Strand Therapeutics founders Jake Becraft (left) and Tasuku Kitada
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As a grad student in biological engineering at MIT, Jake Becraft had an idea that could change the way we treat cancer: What if genes could be turned on and off like…
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Scientists found the gene that makes Aussie skinks immune to deadly snake venom
A University of Queensland-led study has found Australian skinks have evolved molecular armor to stop snake venom from shutting down their muscles.
Professor Bryan Fry from UQ’s School of the Environment said revealing exactly how skinks dodge…
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What Is Legionnaires’ Disease? NYC Outbreak Has Left 70 Sick, 3 Dead
Cooling towers spraying mist contaminated with Legionella have caused Legionnaires’ Disease outbreaks and seem to be the culprit for this latest outbreak in Central Harlem, New York City. (Photo By: James Keivom/NY Daily News via Getty Images)
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The Role of Cannabis in Promoting Healthy Lifespan
What role does cannabis play in longevity and aging? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research hopes to address as a team of industry researchers from the United Kingdom…
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USAID And PEPFAR Cuts Could Lead To Massive Loss Of Life Overseas
People protest outside of the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Lancet paper published in July evaluates data to…
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An RNA Modification That Stops an Autoimmune Reaction
The human body has to protect itself from pathogens and infectious agents, and there are a variety of ways for the immune system to sense foreign invaders, and react to the threats they may pose. But the body…
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Trump Escalates Demands That Drug Companies Lower Prices
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Administration’s latest demands on drug pricing, a biotech entrepreneur treating a rare genetic disease, new technology aimed at ending drug testing on animals and more. To get it in your…
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RFK Jr. Cuts mRNA Vaccine Research, Defunding Emergency Preparedness
WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Health and Human…
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