Category: 6. Health
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Klimis-Zacas discusses blueberry health benefits with Fox News – UMaine News
FOX News interviewed Dorothy J. Klimis-Zacas, a professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Maine, on new research which found wild blueberries have cardiometabolic, gut and cognitive benefits. “Traditional knowledge recognized their…
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First Plenary at MASCC26: Maximizing Access to Supportive Care for All – MASCC
The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Our first plenary session of MASCC26 will focus on Maximizing Access to Supportive Care for All: Solutions and Actions. Chaired by…
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High-dose therapy had lasting benefits for infants with stroke before or soon after birth
Research Highlights:
- For infants and toddlers who have had a stroke, a new treatment that restricted the use of their stronger arm and hand to encourage them to use their stroke-affected arm and hand, combined with high-dosage and…
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FDA Push To Replace Animal Testing Raises Safety Concerns
Replacing animal testing with alternate methodologies in preclinical drug trials holds potential for the development of cheaper, safer pharmaceuticals as well as alleviating animal suffering. But according to a new paper co-written by a…
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Why colorectal cancer breaks the immune system’s rules
In most solid tumors, large numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are linked to worse outcomes. These immune cells normally act as brakes on the immune system, which means they can weaken the body’s ability to attack cancer.
Colorectal cancer…
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Nine-Year Gene Therapy Outcomes in Haemophilia B
NINE-YEAR follow-up data show that adeno-associated virus gene therapy for haemophilia B provides sustained clinical benefit with a favourable long-term safety profile, although enrichment for full viral capsids did not clearly improve…
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New DNA-based vaccine scaffolds boost targeted immune responses to HIV
One of the biggest hurdles in developing an HIV vaccine is coaxing the body to produce the right kind of immune cells and antibodies. In most vaccines, HIV proteins are attached to a larger protein scaffolding that mimics a virus….
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Griffith researchers on the cusp of new vaccine to prevent chikungunya
Griffith University researchers are on the cusp of a new vaccine to prevent chikungunya, a global health threat which attacks human joint tissue.
Professor Bernd Rehm, from Griffith’s Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, said…
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Doctors test brain cell implants to restore movement in Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease is a long-term neurological condition that gradually worsens over time. More than one million people in the United States are living with the disease, and about 90,000 new diagnoses are made each year. While current treatments…
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