Proteins and Fats Can Drive Insulin Production for Some, Paving Way for Tailored Nutrition
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When it comes to managing blood sugar levels, most people think about counting carbs. But new research from the University of British Columbia shows that, for some, it may be just as important to consider the proteins and fats in their diet. The study, published today in Cell Meta…
Bacteria in the Intestine That Change in Response to Inflammation Could Have an Impact on Our Immune System
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Graphical abstract . Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.003 Gut bacteria have emerged as a focal point of scientific exploration, with their intricate roles in our metabol…
New Trial Shows Immunotherapy Post-Surgery Improves Overall Survival for Kidney Cancer
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For the first time in fifty years, results from a Phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in patients with kidney cancer. Treatment with pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, after surgery significantly prolonged overall surviva…
Researchers Develop AI-Based Tool Paving the Way for Personalized Cancer Treatments
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Longer Genes Are Linked to Aging
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· Long genes have more potential sites for DNA damage · Genes involved in brain loss during aging and linked to Alzheimer’s are very long · New view of biological aging differs from previous beliefs CHICAGO --- What causes our body to age? Four complem…
Multiple Organ Attack and Immune Dysregulation: Study Reveals How the Chikungunya Virus Leads to Death
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Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.011 The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Braz…
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to BXCL701 for mCRPC Phenotype
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The FDA has granted a fast track designation to the investigational oral innate immune activator BXCL701 in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (SCNC) who experienced progression on chemotherapy and have n…
Genomic Study Sheds Light on Immune Microenvironment in Transplanted Pediatric Hearts
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by Texas Heart Institute Credit: Dr. Xiao Li Pe…
Researchers Pinpoint Most Likely Source of HIV Rebound Infection
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In findings that have implications for potential new HIV therapies, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) used genetic sequencing techniques on the nonhuman primate version of the virus to identify that lymph nodes in the abdomen are the leading source of rebound infe…
Pusan National University's Breakthrough in Muscle Regeneration: Nanotech Scaffolding Supports Tissue Growth
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BUSAN, South Korea, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tissue engineering, which involves the use of grafts or scaffolds to aid cell regeneration, is emerging as a key medical practice for treating volumetric muscle loss (VML), a condition where a significant amount of muscle tissue is lost beyond the …