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Lung Cell Transplant Boosts Healing After the Flu
Some cases of the flu are so severe they cause lasting injury to the lungs. New research from the University of Pennsylvania now points to a strategy that may one day offer protection against this damage.
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Sudden Meat Allergy Linked to Tick Bites
A scientist has identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef, which has been linked to tick bites.
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First Generic Version of EpiPen Is Approved
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adults and pediatric patients who weigh more than 33 pounds.
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$1.7 Million Grant to Study Potential Skin Cancer Treatment
Ohio University scientists have been awarded a five-year $1.7 million grant to advance research on a potential prevention and treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers.
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Nicotine-Free Vaping Can Damage Blood Vessels
Vaping has been marketed as a safe alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but a single e-cigarette can be harmful to the body’s blood vessels — even when the vapor is entirely nicotine-free.
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BAFfling Cancer Strategies: New Targets for Chromatin Remodeling Mutations ID'd
Mutations are found in BAF complex genes in approximately every fifth human cancer. Researchers have been using this knowledge to explore ways to target BAF mutant cells.
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Unraveling DNA Methylation Patterns Eases Introduction of Foreign DNA Into Host Cells
DNA methylation is catalyzed by a group of enzymes known as methyltransferases, which strategically decorate DNA with methyl groups in specific patterns. In a new study, scientists have developed a pipeline that allows for the identification of which enzyme causes which specific methylation pattern.
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Taking Lessons From Microbes to Improve Biofuel Cells
Understanding proton transfer for hydrogen metabolism in microorganisms may give scientists a better understanding of how to mimic nature in the construction of new biofuel cells.
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Brain Games Can Extend "Cognitive Youth" Into Old Age
A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask cognitively as well as individuals 50 years their junior.
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Eyeball-skipping Electrode Could Aid the Blind
Scientists from EPFL in Switzerland and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy are developing technology for the blind that bypasses the eyeball entirely and sends messages to the brain.
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