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Category: 4. Health

  • Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors

    Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors

    In 2022 a team led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. This means: People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them within their own personal space. Now, in a follow-up study again in cooperation with an international research team, they found that commonly applied personal care products substantially suppress a human’s production…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • ‘Fast-fail’ AI blood test could steer patients with pancreatic cancer away from ineffective therapies

    ‘Fast-fail’ AI blood test could steer patients with pancreatic cancer away from ineffective therapies

    An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient’s blood, developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators, could help clinicians more quickly identify and determine if pancreatic cancer therapies are working.

    After testing the method, called ARTEMIS-DELFI, in blood samples from patients participating in two large clinical trials of pancreatic cancer treatments, researchers found that it could be used to identify…

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  • What Every Man Should Know About Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

    What Every Man Should Know About Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

    On Sunday, May 18, former President Joe Biden’s office announced that he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Questions about the disease and conspiracy theories of various sorts quickly lit up the internet. Rather than add fuel to the fire, I…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • What does it mean for Biden’s prostate cancer to be ‘aggressive’? A urologic surgeon explains

    What does it mean for Biden’s prostate cancer to be ‘aggressive’? A urologic surgeon explains

    Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. But what does it mean for this type of cancer to be called aggressive?

    As a urologic surgeon who specializes in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer, I often explain to my patients that aggressiveness isn’t based on a single factor. Instead, it comes from understanding how abnormal the cancer cells look, known as the tumor’s grade; how far they’ve spread,…

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    News Source: theconversation.com

  • The dietary bug in a cancer therapy

    The dietary bug in a cancer therapy

    A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy.

    Led by Ludwig Princeton’s Asael Roichman and Branch Director Joshua Rabinowitz, the study could help explain why drugs known as PI3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors — which disrupt an abnormally activated biochemical signaling pathway that spurs cancer cell proliferation — haven’t led to consistent, durable cancer control in patients with solid tumors.

    “Many cancer…

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  • Oxygen deprivation promotes colon cancer growth

    Oxygen deprivation promotes colon cancer growth

    To effectively battle cancer, scientists must study the battlefield. Now, in a recent study published in Nature Communications, a multi-institutional research team including The University of Osaka has discovered some crucial intel: localized oxygen deficiency in the colon cancer microenvironment can promote tumor growth.

    Until recently, oxygen deprivation, i.e., hypoxia, was thought to suppress tumor progression. Consequently, drugs that block the supply of oxygen to tumors were being used…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Southeast Asia could prevent up to 36,000 ozone-related early deaths a year by 2050 with stricter air pollution controls

    Southeast Asia could prevent up to 36,000 ozone-related early deaths a year by 2050 with stricter air pollution controls

    A study by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures could mean Southeast Asian countries prevent as many as 36,000 ozone-related premature deaths each year by 2050.

    Ozone-related premature deaths refer to fatalities caused by prolonged exposure to harmful ground-level ozone. The pollutant worsens asthma, heart disease, and other chronic conditions — particularly among the elderly and…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup

    PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup

    The PREVENTTM risk calculator helped to identify people with plaque buildup in the arteries of the heart, in addition to predicting their risk of a future heart attack, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

    In addition, when combining PREVENT and a coronary calcium score, risk prediction was further improved, with patients with the highest risk of heart attack…

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  • Researchers identify a dual origin of cells controlling puberty and reproduction

    Researchers identify a dual origin of cells controlling puberty and reproduction

    Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the majority produced after birth rather than in the embryo, as previously thought.

    A better understanding of when these important cells develop could help researchers and clinicians understand and treat disorders that impact puberty and fertility.

    In the pituitary, a small gland located in the middle of…

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  • A leap forward in transparent antimicrobial coatings

    A leap forward in transparent antimicrobial coatings

    Hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets can inactivate viruses, bacteria, and fungi within minutes in the dark conditions. By coating surfaces with HB nanosheets, it rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, and other pathogens. The nanosheets work by denaturing microbial proteins, offering a safe, effective, and versatile antimicrobial coating for everyday items.

    The global fight against infectious diseases faces two major challenges: the threat of new pandemic outbreaks and the alarming…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com