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Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The strategy, which they demonstrated in cells in the lab, forces brain cancer cells to display targets for the immune system to attack. Their study was published in Nature Genetics.

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Husker engineer Eric Markvicka is developing a new approach for detecting acute exacerbations of chronic conditions.

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With the GOP gaining control of the Senate, a race has emerged between Sen. John Thune and Sen. John Cornyn to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican Leader. ...

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Experts at the George Washington University are examining the future of artificial intelligence under a Trump administration. ...

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President-elect Donald Trump has the chance to change federal courts for a generation. ...

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TikTok Canada was ordered to dissolve their operations over national security concerns. ...

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Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a key reason why some cancers do not respond to immunotherapy: A metabolite transporter within the tumor microenvironment that blocks a key type of tumor cell death integral to immune response.

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The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) surpassed 4 million hip and knee arthroplasty procedures in its database in March, a milestone announced in the 11th edition of its Annual Report released today. Published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program, the 2024 report analyzes more than 3.7 million of those procedures and reflects data submitted between 2012-2023 from 1,447 institutions across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It marks an 18% growth in procedures from the previous year.

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“Killer electrons” that travel at nearly light speed inside Earth's Van Allen belts — the zone that surrounds the planet and traps energetic charged particles — pose a major threat to equipment in space by causing malfunctions in electronics.

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