Newly discovered mechanism of T-cell control can interfere with cancer immunotherapies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Activated T cells that carry a certain marker protein on their surface are controlled by natural killer (NK) cells, another cell type of the immune system.…
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Multiple Physical Illnesses
Serious mental illness (SMI), including bipolar disorder or schizophrenia spectrum disorders, is associated with a twofold increased risk for comorbid physical illness, results of a new meta-analysis showed."Although treatment of…
Many children in rural Alabama lack access to safe water, sanitation
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A common type of fiber may trigger bowel inflammation
Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods…
In Angina, Gene Therapy Coaxes Heart Vessel Growth
LONG BEACH, California — An experimental new gene therapy has specialists questioning whether heart vessel growth to restore blood flow could actually be possible in refractory angina after bypass surgery."These…
No Evidence of Dementia, Brain Atrophy With Antidepressant Use
Antidepressant medication use is not associated with long-term cognitive decline, brain atrophy, or dementia risk, according to results from a prospective cohort study published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Although antidepressants…
Nitrogen dioxide from gas stoves associated with thousands of asthma cases in the US
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Researchers discover compounds produced by gut bacteria that can treat inflammation
Non-enzymatic production of diindoles. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46559-3 Researchers at the University of Toronto have found naturally occurring compounds in the gut that can be harnessed to reduce…
iGlarLixi Safe and Effective in Inadequately Controlled T2D
TOPLINE:iGlarLixi, a fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine and the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) lixisenatide, improves glycemic control, with a low rate of hypoglycemia, in adults with inadequately controlled…
Q1 Was Pretty Good For Hospital Finance — But It’s Unclear If It Will Stay That Way
Hospitals’ operating margins and patient volumes dropped slightly in March, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Hospitals’ single-month operating margin index closed out March at 3.4% — a…