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Scientists map dendritic cell reactions to mRNA vaccines

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Belgian scientists have uncovered new details about how the immune system responds to vaccines. Dendritic cells, which are key immune messengers that help kick-start the body’s defenses, show specific responses to lipid nanoparticles. These findings, published in Cell Reports, could lead to safer and more effective vaccines.

Adding cell-based vaccine to liver cancer therapy can slow cancer progression

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Patients with intermediate stage primary liver cancer who received a vaccine of dendritic cells saw a longer time without tumor progression in response to standard treatment, according to a new study led by the University of Birmingham.

Gene variant that protects against cardiovascular diseases hints at safer treatments

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Lowering the activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6)—a key immune signal regulating inflammatory responses in the body—could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease without making people more vulnerable to infections, according to new research from LMU’s Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and international collaborators.

New data science methods might improve understanding of personality and psychopathology

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Alexander Christensen’s recent study probably won’t rewrite 40 years of history in the field of psychology, but he hopes that his research team’s quantitative approach to developing and evaluating personality structures triggers a discussion about how personality is defined and measured. Such discussion could hold broader implications for the field of personality psychology and potentially for classifications in psychopathology.

BPA replacements in food packaging may disrupt key ovarian cell functions

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Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to McGill University researchers.

It’s time to recognize public health nurses and give them their due, argues a study

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After 140 years of vital, often invisible service, public health nurses (PHNs) deserve formal recognition as a distinct occupation, says a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research argues that classifying PHNs under a unique federal occupational category would finally allow the U.S. to accurately count, compensate, and support this critical segment of the public health workforce.

Study examines the role of doctors’ trust in their patients when requesting antibiotic prescriptions

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Patients often push their doctors to prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily, increasing bacterial resistance. More trust in patients could help here. This is the surprising outcome of a study supported by the SNSF.

AI tool helps pinpoint problem heart cells in ventricular tachycardia

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An AI tool could help cardiologists identify and target cells that trigger arrhythmia in patients with ventricular tachycardia, a serious heart condition.

Are ultramarathon runners really at increased risk of bowel cancer?

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Exercise is a cornerstone of good health and evidence shows it can even help prevent cancers returning following treatment. But new findings are raising an unexpected question: could very high-volume endurance training carry its own risks?

Monthly pill shows potential as pre-exposure prophylaxis HIV drug candidate

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A new HIV antiretroviral shows promise as a long-acting, oral prophylactic agent, according to a new study by Izzat Raheem, Tracy Diamond and colleagues from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, U.S., published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

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Variables associated with heart failure compared for men and women

AI and lab tests combine to predict disease risk from rare genetic variants

Cancer survivors more likely to take Rx for mental health conditions

Mortality up for children with leukemia from lowest SES neighborhoods

Racing against antibiotic resistance: Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum

New study shows stress impacts heart at molecular level

Scientists map dendritic cell reactions to mRNA vaccines

Adding cell-based vaccine to liver cancer therapy can slow cancer progression

Gene variant that protects against cardiovascular diseases hints at safer treatments

New data science methods might improve understanding of personality and psychopathology

BPA replacements in food packaging may disrupt key ovarian cell functions

It’s time to recognize public health nurses and give them their due, argues a study

Study examines the role of doctors’ trust in their patients when requesting antibiotic prescriptions

AI tool helps pinpoint problem heart cells in ventricular tachycardia

Are ultramarathon runners really at increased risk of bowel cancer?

Monthly pill shows potential as pre-exposure prophylaxis HIV drug candidate

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