Genetic risk for PTSD may vary depending on the type of trauma experienced, data from more than 140,000 individuals suggests
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Salk scientists find B cells can promote killer T cell function in a mouse model of an aggressive breast cancer, and that the antitumor benefit of CD40 agonist treatment depends on B cells. Findings help address the major gap in research around B cells that has limited their clinical application; explain why B cell responses are associated with favorable patient outcomes; and provide a foundation for testing B cell-centered immunotherapy strategies.
A new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions has uncovered for the first time a biological explanation for ‘pregnancy brain’ or ‘momnesia,’ or temporary forgetfulness during pregnancy.
The Mindfulness and Tai Chi for Cancer Health (MATCH) study looked at over 500 cancer survivors with varying types and stages of cancer and found that patients experienced less pain, fatigue, and sleep problems after participating in the interventions. The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, was a collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Calgary, University of Toronto and Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts.
A new perspective led by University of Alabama Professor Rebecca K. Ivic, PhD, with CUNY SPH Distinguished Lecturer Scott C. Ratzan, MD and Emory University School of Medicine Professor Emerita Ruth M. Parker, MD, introduces the concept of health-literate artificial intelligence and proposes four principles for designing and governing AI-mediated health communication: comprehension, agency, accountability, and proportionality.