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Enzymes reveal homoharringtonine’s full plant pathway.
For decades, the elegant, spindle-shaped molecules of homoharringtonine have quietly waged war inside the bodies of patients with chronic myeloid…
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Tissue-resident Granzyme K+ CD8 T cells fuel Crohn’s
A rogue population of immune cells, long overlooked in the complex landscape of the human gut, has been unmasked as…
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Macrophage UPP1-mtROS-cGAS-NLRP3 Axis Drives Lung Cancer Metastasis
In the labyrinthine ecosystem of a growing tumor, not all cellular residents are sworn enemies. Macrophages, the immune system’s versatile…
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Chimeric Allergen Receptor Treg Cells Suppress Allergic Asthma in Mice
Credit: sanjeri / Getty Images Genetically engineered CAR T cells expressing artificial receptor proteins are increasingly used in the clinic…
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Pharma Races to Scale AI as Billions Flow into Drug Discovery
“I’ve always believed the No.1 application of AI should be to improve human health.” –Demis Hassabis, PhD, CEO of Google…
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Unseen Chaos Beneath Our Feet: Human Activity Breaks the Vital Connection Between Coastal Soil Carbon and Density
For more than a decade, coastal ecosystems have been lionized as the superheroes of natural carbon sequestration—dense, efficient, and utterly…
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From Anxiety to Overwhelm: Tracing the Hidden Stress Escalation in Dementia Caregiving
A cascade of cognitive events that begins with the mundane flutter of worry and ends in a crushing psychological burden…
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Human milk fortifier cuts NEC risk in preemies
In the hushed, blue-lit bays of neonatal intensive care units around the world, a battle is waged daily against an…
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AI’s Moon Crater Maps Don’t Agree: SwRI Study Reveals Surprising Discrepancies
SAN ANTONIO — The Moon, a silent witness to the solar system’s violent infancy, records its history in a language…
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“Cancer-Inspired Immune Hack: Synthetic Receptors Tame Allergic Asthma” Alternative magazine-style versions: “Allergy-Snagging Receptors Offer a Radical New Immunotherapy for Asthma” “Chimeric Allergen Receptors: Borrowing a CAR T-Cell Tric
In a stunning immunological twist, researchers have borrowed a page from the cancer-fighting playbook to devise a living drug that…