Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Inflammation in the lungs combined with high viral loads of the novel coronavirus create a perfect storm for obese patients…
Circadian Rhythms Help Guide Waste from Brain
New research details how the complex set of molecular and fluid dynamics that comprise the glymphatic system – the brain’s…
Researchers Draw More Links between Vaping, Smoking, Young People, and Coronavirus
What do vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes have in common? They…
Each human gut has a viral “fingerprint”
New database consists of over 33,000 unique viral populations in the gut Each person’s gut virus composition is as unique…
In one cancer therapy, two halves are safer than a whole
Splitting immunotoxins in half could increase their specificity toward cancers, study suggests Splitting one type of cancer drug in half…
Reprogramming immune cells to reduce inflammation, promote tissue repair
Macrophages are white blood cells that, depending on the signals they get from the immune system, become specialized in either…
Key brain region was “recycled” as humans developed the ability to read
Part of the visual cortex dedicated to recognizing objects appears predisposed to identifying words and letters, a study finds. Humans…
A new tool for modeling the human gut microbiome
Several thousand strains of bacteria live in the human gut. Some of these are associated with disease, while others have…