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Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover novel immune mechanism that protects the intestine
A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) has made a landmark discovery that sheds light on how the immune system protects the gut during infection. By studying ...
Medical Xpress / Electronic face tattoo can gauge mental strain
Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. Published in the journal Device, the study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
Medical Xpress / Real-time sensors quantify biomarkers to inform better wound care
Wound assessment by medical professionals relies largely on visual inspection, which can be challenging due to its subjective nature. Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in healing, as it is produced by immune cells ...
Medical Xpress / T cells take up residence in the healthy brain via a gut-fat-brain axis
The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from pathogens and potentially dangerous substances that might be in our blood. And historically, many scientists ...
Medical Xpress / Next-gen biobattery shrinks tumor, paving way for drug-free cancer treatments
A pioneering biobattery has been shown to reduce tumor growth in the body and could hold the key to a new drug-free immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients.
Medical Xpress / Will this year's flu shot protect you? The answer is hidden in your blood
Flu shots save lives across the United States every year. These vaccines are good at protecting the population from severe influenza infections, but not every person gets the same level of protection.
Medical Xpress / Personalized cancer model predicts patient-specific gene behavior, potentially improving survival outcomes
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are using personalized models to decode how cancer behaves in individual patients—revealing hidden subtypes, improving survival predictions and charting a new course for precision ...
Medical Xpress / Genetics and therapy type determine second cancer risk after childhood treatment, study finds
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found that genetics and type of cancer treatment contribute most to a survivor's risk of a second cancer.
Medical Xpress / Childhood kidney cancer has millions of genetic changes, opening door to possible treatments
Researchers have uncovered that some childhood cancers have a substantially higher number of DNA changes than previously thought, changing the way we view children's tumors and possibly opening up new or repurposed treatment ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning algorithm brings long-read sequencing to the clinic
Long-read sequencing technologies analyze long, continuous stretches of DNA. These methods have the potential to improve researchers' ability to detect complex genetic alterations in cancer genomes. However, the complex structure ...
Medical Xpress / Developmental delays linked to longer life in fruit flies offer potential model for exploring human longevity
Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren't sure why. A recent study of fruit flies by an Iowa State University research team sheds new light on the link between developmental timing ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists find promise in a new peptide drug to combat a deadly brain cancer
A lab-designed molecule developed and extensively studied by scientists with Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC could represent a breakthrough in slowing tumor recurrence in glioblastoma, an aggressive ...
