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Medical Xpress / Why chemo causes unwanted side effects and how to treat them
Chemotherapy is one of the most common weapons in the cancer-treatment arsenal, but its side effects are well known. Hair loss. Nausea and vomiting. Mouth sores. Fatigue.
Medical Xpress / Mouse study reveals local antibody 'brakes' shape B cell selection
A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the Ragon Institute, together with the Schief Lab at Scripps Research Institute, has uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism that shapes ...
Tech Xplore / Want to boost uptake of battery EVs? Subsidize chargers at home and work—not the vehicles
Let's say you want to encourage more drivers to shift to battery-electric vehicles. What's the best way to do it? Globally, billions have been poured into incentives to encourage drivers to switch. The most popular approaches ...
Medical Xpress / Winter blues and seasonal affective disorder
Some people may experience the "winter blues"—feeling sad from short days, climbing into bed earlier and resenting waking up on dark mornings. That's different than seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a term used to describe ...
Medical Xpress / Optimizing CAR T-cell therapy to tackle solid tumors
In 2024, Professor Sebastian Kobold's research group at LMU University Hospital had already shown that the metabolite prostaglandin E2 can block T cells—the killer cells of the immune system—in the vicinity of a tumor, ...
Medical Xpress / Earlier immunotherapy is spreading in cancer care: Who benefits and what are the risks?
Immunotherapy given before or after surgery is increasingly used across several cancer areas. In an article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present a comprehensive review ...
Medical Xpress / How bacteria may promote breast cancer
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast tissue can promote breast cancer development and progression by hijacking a key metabolic enzyme known ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds sharing purchases sparks more anxiety than buying for yourself
We've all been there—shopping not just for ourselves, but also for someone else. Maybe you know them well and know exactly what they want, but what if you aren't sure? What if it's a group of people? What do you get? Something ...
Tech Xplore / Miniaturized radar chip developed for next-generation wireless networks
A miniaturized radar chip, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo, advances Integrated Sensing and Communication for Beyond 5G and 6G systems. Measuring just 0.24 mm2 and consuming only 9.8 mW, the compact, low-power device ...
Medical Xpress / How do Olympians get their bodies ready to compete at altitude?
Some athletes go to the gym. Some run long distances across vast terrains. Some even build their fitness using brine and seafoam. But many Olympic hopefuls, such as those competing in this year's Games, sometimes schlep to ...
Medical Xpress / Admissions for child maltreatment decreased during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, but ICU admissions increased later
Hospital admissions for maltreatment of children under the age of 2 years declined 31% during the 16-week lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, returning to prepandemic levels after restrictions lifted, according ...
Medical Xpress / Postpartum depression tied to seven pain-related risk factors
A woman's risk of developing postpartum depression is influenced by several pain-related factors before and after childbirth, including poor pain management, their prenatal mental health and the quality of patient–provider ...