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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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…
Masks mandates have major impact, study finds
The research described in this article has been published as a working paper but has not yet been peer-reviewed by…
NEW MOLECULE REVERSES ALZHEIMER’S-LIKE MEMORY DECLINE
A drug candidate developed by Salk researchers, and previously shown to slow aging in brain cells, successfully reversed memory loss…
IMAGING METHOD HIGHLIGHTS NEW ROLE FOR CELLULAR “SKELETON” PROTEIN
While your skeleton helps your body to move, fine skeleton-like filaments within your cells likewise help cellular structures to move.…
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the…