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Festivals Linked to Rising Infection and Foodborne Risks

Researchers analysed 19 international youth gatherings and found nearly 70% of reported emergencies were infectious outbreaks, with foodborne illness also common. The study outlines measures to prevent illness at large events.
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Newborn RSV Immunization May Offer Longer-Term Asthma Protection

New study suggests that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may significantly increase the risk of developing childhood asthma. Protecting newborns against RSV could substantially reduce asthma cases later in life.
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mRNA Therapy Shows Early Promise Against Drug-Resistant Pneumonia

mRNA therapy encoding antimicrobial peptibodies reduces drug-resistant pneumonia severity in preclinical models and boosts immune defense.
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Year-Round RSV Protection Could Prevent Major Seasonal Surges

Year-round RSV immunization could curb large seasonal outbreaks nationwide, reducing hospitalization risks across urban and rural communities.
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CAR-NKT Therapy Overcomes Barriers of Solid Tumors in Pancreatic Cancer Models

UCLA’s CAR-NKT therapy overcomes solid-tumor barriers, eliminating primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer in advanced preclinical models.
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Many Patients May Not Need Long-Term Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

A new study outlines that most of the benefits of hormone therapy for prostate cancer occur in the first 9 to 12 months, and extending therapy increases the risk of health problems.
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Three-Year-Old Patient With Hunter Syndrome Responds Well to Gene Therapy

Three-year-old Ollie Chu, born with the rare and life-limiting Hunter syndrome, is showing improvement after receiving an experimental stem cell gene therapy developed at the University of Manchester.
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Calcium-Sensitive Switch Enhances Cancer Drug Delivery

Researchers have developed a calcium-activated delivery system that improves how antibody–drug conjugates penetrate tumor cells.
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Blood Stem Cell Aging Reversed by Targeting Lysosomal Dysfunction

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell’s lysosomes.
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Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Rare Liver Cancer

An experimental vaccine for a rare form of liver cancer that primarily affects children and young adults has shown early promise in a phase 1 clinical trial.
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