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CAR-T Trial Targets Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
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Summary: Researchers initiated a pioneering clinical trial using an advanced form of CAR-T therapy, enhanced by synthetic notch (synNotch) technology, to treat ...
Blood Test Predicts Multiple Sclerosis Years Before Symptoms Appear
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Summary: Researchers identified a specific pattern of autoantibodies in the blood that precedes the clinical onset of multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially paving ...
COVID’s Long Haul: Virus Lingers in Blood Years After Infection
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Summary: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can persist in the blood and tissue of some patients for up to two years ...
AI Predicts Alzheimer’s 7 Years Early
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Summary: Researchers have developed an AI method that can predict Alzheimer’s Disease up to seven years before the onset of symptoms, utilizing ...
Scientists Discover New Telltale Sign of Alzheimer’s
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A groundbreaking study led by UCSF has provided comprehensive insights into posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), linking it strongly to Alzheimer’s disease with ...
Depression Linked to Higher Body Temperatures
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Summary: A new study suggests a novel link between depression and higher body temperatures, analyzing data from over 20,000 participants worldwide. While ...
Has JN.1 made home COVID tests less effective? Here is what we know
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As the immune-evasive coronavirus variant fuels another wave of infections, here is how to get the most out of at-home testing. Mario ...
Former UCSF fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient
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A Seattle fertility doctor has surrendered his medical license after facing accusations that he used his own sperm to impregnate a California ...
How to navigate risk and exposure
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People wind their way in a queue created by stanchions at a security checkpoint at San Francisco International Airport in 2022. Lea ...
New COVID variant JN.1 ‘better at evading our immune systems,’ CDC says
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Two new immune-evasive coronavirus variants are responsible for more than half of the COVID-19 cases in the United States, contributing to a ...
