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Epigenetic Switch to Turn Memories On and Off Created in Mice.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 14, 2025 Source:Epigenetic Switch to Turn Memories On and Off Created Reference:Cell-type and locus-specific epigenetic editing of memory expression
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Nanoparticle anti-cancer vaccine shown to be effective against triple negative breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma in mouse model study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2025 Source:This experimental “super vaccine” stopped cancer cold in the lab Reference:Super-adjuvant nanoparticles for platform cancer vaccination
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Development of microchip antibody testing against viral proteins has streamlined the ability to test efficacy of immune response.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2025 Source:Breakthrough microchip reveals how your body fights viruses—in just 90 minutes Reference:Microfluidics combined with electron microscopy for rapid and high-throughput mapping of antibody–viral glycoprotein complexes
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Blocking Brain Inflammation Molecule May Halt Alzheimer’s
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 4, 2025 Source: Blocking Brain Inflammation Molecule May Halt Alzheimer’s Reference: STING deletion protects against amyloid β–induced Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis
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Growing organs (almost) from scratch. Caveats abound but research is trying to address these.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 4, 2024 Source:Growing organs (almost) from scratchU of T researchers are working on growing kidneys, lungs, and more in the lab to address the organ donor shortage
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Study looks at organ-specific blood plasma proteins to track organ age and disease risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 9, 2024 Source:Scientists can now predict which of your organs will fail first Reference:Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease
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Study points to a group of proteins that may be associated with future dementia outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 24, 2023 Source:Protein imbalance during middle age linked to dementia risk 25 years later Reference:Proteomics analysis of plasma from middle-aged adults identifies protein markers of dementia risk in later life
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For the first time in years, researchers have identified a new susceptibility gene for breast cancer: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 29, 2023 Source:For the first time in years, researchers have identified a new susceptibility gene for breast cancer: study Reference:Variants in ATRIP are associated with breast cancer susceptibility in the Polish population and UK Biobank
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Epigenetic processes seem to be intimately involved in the cellular aging process. Research uncovering the mechanisms of these processes may help reverse the harm from degenerative disease among other conditions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2023 Source:Researchers May Have Found a Way to Slow Human Aging Reference:Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian agingReprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision