In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth — or at least your own skin repair reservoir. In a proof-of-concept study,…
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CAR T-cell therapy may be harnessed to treat heart disease: Immunotherapy reduces cardiac fibrosis and restores heart function in mice after cardiac injury
CAR T-cell therapy, a rapidly emerging form of immunotherapy using patients’ own cells to treat certain types of cancers, may be a viable treatment option…
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Drug resistance signature discovered in Crohn’s disease: Finding may create opportunity to test patients to avoid ineffective drugs
By mapping out more than 100,000 immune cells in patients with Crohn’s disease, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a signature of cells that are involved…
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Cellular processes controlling the formation of lymphatic valves: Targeting VE-cadherin signaling pathways holds promise for treating lymphedema’s debilitative swelling
Lymphedema, resulting from a damaged lymphatic system, can be a debilitating disease in which excess protein-rich fluid (lymph) collects in soft tissues and causes swelling…
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Sunscreens release metals and nutrients into seawater
Beachgoers are becoming increasingly aware of the potentially harmful effects UV filters from sunscreens can have on coral and other marine organisms when the protective…
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New vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) elicits strong immune response
An experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the leading causes of infectious disease deaths in infants, has shown early promise in a…
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‘Sniff-cam’ to detect disease by analyzing bad breath
Having bad breath can mean someone ate a smelly lunch, but it could indicate that the person is sick. Various scent compounds have been linked…
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Selective antibiotics following nature’s example
With multi-resistant germs becoming more and more of a threat, we are in need of new antibiotics now more than ever. Unfortunately, antibiotics cannot distinguish…
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p53 mutations in 10,000 cancer patients shed new light on gene’s function
One of the most extensively studied genes in cancer, TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor. It senses cellular stress or…
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Smartphone virus scanner is not what you think: A new portable device lets smartphones count real biological viruses
The current leading method to assess the presence of viruses and other biological markers of disease is effective but large and expensive. It is prohibitively…
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