Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable - a new phase 1 trial has determined this approach is safe.
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Staphylococcus Aureus Thwarts Vaccines by Turning on a Protein That Halts Immune Response
After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus. In two new studies, scientists report that the pathogen turns on the protein interleukin 10, shutting down the protective vaccine response. But blocking the protein restores vaccine efficacy in an animal model.
Social Risks Impede Cancer Screening, Even with Access to Care
Researchers at UC San Diego and collaborating organizations have revealed disparities in cancer screening rates for individuals with social risks, even when patients have regular access to care through a community health center.
Grants Expand Roadway Safety Programs to Native American Youth and Older Drivers
The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego is creating programs to improve safety for all roadway users, including drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. With support from two grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the NHTSA, the school is developing an educational program geared towards Native American youth as well as new online courses to improve older driver safety.
A New Approach to Predicting Malaria Drug Resistance
Researchers at UC San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants are most likely to confer drug resistance.
Changes in Blood Cell Production Over the Lifetime Could Impact Leukemia Outcomes
The first comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human lifetime could have implications for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and other blood diseases.
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Is Health Insurance a Matter of Life and Death? Scientists May Have an Answer.
Washington Post, November 9
Are the Longevity Rules Different for Women?
New York Times, September 23
States Without Legal Weed See More Delta-8 THC Usage, Study Finds
Forbes, September 8
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