Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases Strike Far More Women Than Men. Now There's a Clue Why
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WASHINGTON — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why.It’s all about how the body handles females’ extra X chromosome, Stanford University researchers reported Thursday — a f…
Researchers Breathe New Life into Lung Repair
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In the human body, the lungs and their vasculature can be likened to a building with an intricate plumbing system. The lungs’ blood vessels are the pipes essential for transporting blood and nutrients for oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal. Much like how pipes can get rusty or clogged, disr…
Using Cancer’s Strength to Fight Against It
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Scientists at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Northwestern Medicine may have found a way around the limitations of engineered T cells by borrowing a few tricks from cancer itself.By studying mutations in malignant T cells that cause lymphoma, they zeroed in on one that impa…
Immune Response, Not Acute Viral Infections, Responsible for Neurological Damage, McMaster Researchers Discover
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For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers from McMaster University have now discovered that it’s the immune system’s response that is behi…
Nanomedicine Advancement Shows Potential for Personalized Point-of-Care Therapeutics
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The 3D-printed T-mixed used in the study. Credit: University of Oklahoma. Stefan Wilhelm, an associate professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, and seve…
Nerve Stimulation Plus Intense Rehab May Improve Arm and Hand Function After Stroke
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Nerve Stimulation and Intense Rehab for Improved Arm and Hand Function after Stroke Nerve Stimulation and Intense Rehab for Improved Arm and Hand Function after Stroke Stroke is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It often leads to impaired arm…
Shining a New Light on the tug-of-war Between Virus and Host
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Active Components of Ginkgo Biloba May Improve Early Cognitive Recovery After Stroke
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with ischemic (clot-caused) stroke had better early recovery of cognitive function if treated with intravenous injections of a combination of biologically acti…
Drug Overdose Cardiac Arrests Involve Younger, Healthier People Than Other Cardiac Arrests
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Drug Overdose Cardiac Arrests Involve Younger, Healthier People Drug Overdose Cardiac Arrests Involve Younger, Healthier People Drug overdose cardiac arrests are becoming increasingly prevalent in younger, healthier individuals compared to other types of cardiac arrests. This…
UMass Chan Advances Research into Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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The study discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, …