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More evaluation required to answer questions pertaining to long-term consequences of tattoo ink exposure on overall health and immune system function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 12, 2026 Source:Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways Scientists Are Only Beginning to Understand
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Researchers have uncovered a likely origin of our allergies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 22, 2026 Source:Researchers have uncovered a likely origin of our allergies
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Our brain and attention may change how our immune system responds to inflammation
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2026 Source:Focusing your attention may help your brain fight inflammation, study suggests Reference:Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans
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The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2026 Source:The Singular Triumph of Driving Down Peanut Allergies
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New insights into the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s using mouse model and lab-grown organoids.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2026 Source:Crohn’s breakthrough? Your gut may never forget inflammation, Israeli scientists find
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Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair for people with widespread alopecia areata. However there are other same-class drugs that are already approved for this condition.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 26, 2026 Source:Arthritis drug may help regrow up to 80% of hair in alopecia areata Reference:Upadacitinib for Severe Alopecia Areata in Adults and Adolescents
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An anti-cancer drug has been successfully repurposed to quiet a hyper-reactive immune system, giving hope to a kidney transplant who previously had none
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 31, 2026 Source:Medical breakthrough allows kidney transplant for patient with zero options Reference:T-Cell Engager–Mediated HLA Antibody Depletion before Kidney Transplantation.
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Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 30, 2026 Source:Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation Reference: CHAC2-mediated glutathione metabolic reprogramming drives N1 polarization of bone marrow neutrophils and exacerbates inflammatory comorbidities.
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Scientists decipher how T cells sense enemies—such as cancer—at point of contact
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 29, 2026 Source:Scientists decipher how T cells sense enemies—such as cancer—at point of contact Reference:PD-1 signaling and PD-1 blockade–mediated tumor control are established at microvillar T cell contacts