AsianScientist (Nov. 25, 2025) – The human body has its own cleanup crew—immune cells called phagocytes that scout out and engulf debris or dead cells in our tissues. In a study published in Nature Bioengineering, scientists at Kyoto…
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Immunotherapy Response Linked to Rare Mutation
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that a specific subset of mutations in the POLE gene is strongly associated with durable responses to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic
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Scientists identify five ages of the human brain over a lifetime
Scientists, led by Gates Cambridge Scholar Alexa Mousley, have identified four major turning points in brain development around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 which create five broad eras of…
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Global and national experts concur: ending polio in Pakistan – and the world – is within reach
A vaccinator marking a vaccinated child during the March 2021 NIDs in Punjab district, Pakistan. © WHO/EMRO Prominent specialists convened by WHO and the Aga Khan University in Karachi conclude that all…
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Listening to music linked to 39 percent lower dementia risk · News ⟋ RA
Listening to music linked to 39 percent lower dementia risk · News ⟋ RA - A Monash University study found that regular music listening markedly reduced risks of dementia and cognitive decline.
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Listening to music could significantly reduce the risk…
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Association of growth differentiation factor-15 with renal disease outcomes and all-cause death in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients: a meta-analysis | BMC Nephrology
Collaborators GBDD. Global, regional, and National burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021. Lancet. 2023;402(10397):203–34.
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WHO SEARO Reviews Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Partnership Contribution (PC) Investments for 2025
Influenza remains a significant and evolving global health threat, requiring sustained surveillance, timely access to countermeasures, and robust national preparedness capacities. In line with the PIP Framework and WHO’s Global Influenza…Continue Reading
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A case report of a fatal case of advanced AIDS combined with monkeypox
Introduction
Mpox is a viral disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus genus. It was discovered in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), and sporadic outbreaks of the virus have been recorded…
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Swedish centenarian health – a nationwide, observational study on care utilization, drug use, morbidity, and mortality among Swedish centenarians in 1990 to 2022 | BMC Geriatrics
Ailshire JA, Beltran-Sanchez H, Crimmins EM. Becoming centenarians: disease and functioning trajectories of older US adults as they survive to 100. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015;70(2):193–201.
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