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The Quality of Life Journey with Psoriatic Arthritis

December 24, 2024

Psoriatic arthritis, or PsA, is a long-term health issue that can hit at any age. It's not just about joint pain—it's a whole package deal of physical and mental challenges. Picture this: you're having a tough time moving around due to inflammation in your joints. Add to that the psychological press

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Discovering a Saber-Toothed Pioneer: Pre-Dinosaur Predators

December 23, 2024

Imagine stepping back in time, way before dinosaurs ruled the Earth. There, you'd find a saber-toothed beast that was one of the first mammal-like creatures. This isn't a story from a fantasy book; it's real history! Recently, scientists unearthed a fossil on the sunny Mediterranean island of Mallor

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Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Chronic Lesions

December 23, 2024

Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes increasing disability due to long-term inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. This ongoing inflammation, called smoldering neuroinflammation, is tough to treat with current medications. Chronic active white matter lesions are a big part of this problem. Initially,

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Predicting NPC Outcomes: A Fresh Look at EBV DNA and SII

December 23, 2024

Cancer remains a significant global health concern, with head and neck cancers, like nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), being particularly common in East Asia. Scientists have long known that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA load and the systemic immune inflammation (SII) index can help predict how NPC

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Treating Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Challenges in Low-Income Countries

December 21, 2024

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a serious form of cancer that demands a special treatment approach called trimodal therapy (TMT). This approach includes pre-surgery medication, a modified radical mastectomy, and radiation therapy after the surgery. While this is considered the best way to treat

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Discovering α-GalCer: A Hidden Mammalian Antigen

December 20, 2024

Invariant natural killer T cells, or iNKT cells, are special T cells that recognize lipid antigens with the help of a protein called CD1d. One of the most powerful lipid antigens for these cells is α-galactosylceramide, or α-GalCer, which was first found in marine sponges. Surprisingly, until now, s

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Flashing Lights During Sleep: A New Way to Fight Alzheimer's?

December 20, 2024

Could flashing lights while you sleep help fight dementia like Alzheimer's? Scientists are exploring this idea with a 40 Hz visual stimulation technique. This non-invasive method is being tested during different sleep stages. The goal? To see if it can boost brain activity and potentially slow down

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Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Beyond Lipid Control

December 19, 2024

For years, atherosclerosis has been linked to both inflammation and lipid buildup. But even with the best lipid-lowering treatments, some patients still show high inflammatory markers. This is where anti-inflammatory therapies come in, aiming to tackle this leftover risk. Let's explore the main infl

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Meet Weasel: The Misunderstood Hero of Creature Commandos

December 19, 2024

In episode 4 of Creature Commandos, titled 'Chasing Squirrels, ' we dive into the sad story of Weasel. Unlike his scary name and reputation, Weasel was once a friendly creature. He used to hang out with kids at a school playground. One day, tragedy struck when an accident occurred, and Weasel got th

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Why Barry Jenkins Joined the Lion King World

December 17, 2024

Barry Jenkins, the acclaimed director behind films like "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk, " has surprised many by stepping into the world of big-budget, photorealistic animation with his latest project, "Mufasa: The Lion King. " Over the past four years, he's been asked countless times wh