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Increased Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in AIDS-Immunocompromised Populations
Populations with a high prevalence of AIDS-immunocompromised people are more likely to see the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
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Protein "Spat Out" by Cancer Cells Promotes Tumor Growth
Prostate cancer cells change the behavior of other cells around them, including normal cells, by "spitting out" a protein from their nucleus.
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Peptide May Protect Kidneys From Ourselves
A synthetic peptide appears to directly disrupt the destructive inflammation that occurs in nephritis, enabling the kidneys to better recover and maintain their important functions.
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Squishing Blood Stem Cells Could Facilitate Harvest for Transplants
Modulating blood-forming stem cells’ stiffness could possibly facilitate mobilization procedures used for stem cell-based transplants. Temporary squishiness could help drive blood-forming stem cells out of the bone marrow and into the blood.
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Topical Immunotherapy Lowers Risk of Skin Cancer
A combination of two topical creams already shown to clear precancerous skin lesions from sun-damaged skin also lowers the risk that patients will later develop squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
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Bacteria Bide Their Time When Antibiotics Attack
If an antibiotic doesn’t kill all the bacteria that infects a patient, the surviving bugs may be particularly adept at timing their resurgence.
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Tissue-engineering Approach for Common Jaw Defect
Cells were taken from rib cartilage of a Yucatan miniature pig, grown in a laboratory and implanted as a construct into a separate animal.
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Antibodies Stabilize Plaque in Arteries
An unexpected role for type IgG antibodies has been identified, after a study in mice showed that the antibodies stabilize the plaque that accumulates on the artery walls, reducing the risk of rupture and blood clot.
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Microbe Motility Enhanced by Microbiome Metabolites in Colon Chip
By leveraging an organ-on-a-chip model and a bioreactor, four human gut metabolites have been identified that can help explain the enhanced sensitivity of the human colon towards enterohemorrhagic E. coli, which is responsible for more than 100,000 infections per year in the USA alone.
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Substance From Plant Slows Down Aggressive Eye Cancer
An active substance that has been known for 30 years could unexpectedly turn into a ray of hope against eye tumors. The plant leaves of which contain the tested substance is anything but rare: At Christmas time you can find it in every well-assorted garden center.
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