Articles and science papers (unsorted part5)

Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate

An experimental treatment developed at Israel’s Hadassah-University Medical Center has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission.

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-744499

The reversal of aging begins in your gut: New study reveals promising findings

Find out how scientists used DNA insertion in zebrafish to slow down intestinal aging and its remarkable impact on the entire body.

https://interestingengineering.com/health/reversal-of-aging-begins-in-gut

Young people are more likely to die of heart attacks post-COVID, study finds. But why?

A recent study found that heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.today.com/health/covid-heart-attack-young-people-rcna69903

Traditional Chinese medicine is effective against Covid, but pills in gov’t care packages can’t prevent disease

Researchers show that immunoglobulin A fine-tunes the body’s interactions with microbes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-immunoglobulin-fine-tunes-body-interactions-microbes.html

Curcumin activates tumor suppressive signaling pathway in Colon cancer

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-colon-cancer-curcumin-tumor-suppressive.html

Mysterious Paradox of How Whales Avoid Cancer Has a New Solution

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-paradox-of-how-whales-avoid-cancer-has-a-new-solution

Vitamin D: A potent regulator of dopaminergic neuron differentiation and function

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.15829

China is bracing for a massive new wave of COVID cases. What this means for the rest of the world

https://fortune.com/well/2023/05/24/china-is-bracing-for-a-massive-new-wave-of-covid-cases-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-the-world/

Faroe Islands Begin ‘Horrifically Cruel’ Whale Hunts

https://www.newsweek.com/faroe-islands-horrifically-cruel-whale-hunts-1802325

More than 90% of Calif. pot farms infected with ‘severe’ pathogen

https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/cannabis-farms-infectious-pathogen-18115205.php

New AI ‘cancer chatbot’ provides patients and families with 24/7 support: ‘Empathetic approach’

https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-ai-cancer-chatbot-provides-patients-families-24/7-support-empathetic-approach

The covid-19 virus affects our gut – but we still don’t know how

The coronavirus commonly causes gastrointestinal symptoms, but whether this is due to inflammation, disruption to our microbiome or the virus affecting the permeability of our gut wall is unclear

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2371372-the-covid-19-virus-affects-our-gut-but-we-still-dont-know-how/

Orcas Are Sinking Boats Off The Coast of Europe And We Have No Idea Why

https://www.sciencealert.com/orcas-are-sinking-boats-off-the-coast-of-europe-and-we-have-no-idea-why

Arcturus, Omicron’s Offspring: Understanding the New COVID Variant XBB.1.16

Arcturus, Omicron’s Offspring: Understanding the New COVID Variant XBB.1.16

New study provides insights into the neurophysiological basis of psilocybin-induced alterations in consciousness

Toxic Fragments of Bacteria Leaking From The Gut May Drive Weight Gain

https://www.sciencealert.com/toxic-fragments-of-bacteria-leaking-from-the-gut-may-drive-weight-gain

Discovery of andrographolide hit analog as a potent cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35192-7

How Sugar Intake Might Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

Archaeologists Discover 417 Ancient Mayan Cities Interconnected By Superhighways In A Remote Jungle

Discovery of ‘superhighways’ suggests early Mayan civilization was more advanced than previously thought

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/16/world/maya-civilization-causeways-lidar-discovery-scn/index.html

Pathologe Prof. Burkhardt: Langzeiteffekte der Corona-Impfung

Biological mechanisms underpinning the development of Long COVID

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422301012X

New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse

Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica

China braces for new Covid wave with up to 65 million weekly cases

https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/china-braces-for-new-covid-19-wave-with-up-to-65-million-weekly-cases-16728131.htm

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?

https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Deprived of Glucose Find Another Fuel

https://www.acsh.org/news/2023/05/22/pancreatic-cancer-cells-deprived-glucose-find-another-fuel-new-approach-17075

Desulfovibrio Bacteria: Researchers Discover a Potential Cause of Parkinson’s Disease

Desulfovibrio Bacteria: Researchers Discover a Potential Cause of Parkinson’s Disease

Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34502-3

Neglected 80-year-old Antibiotic Reemerges as Highly-Effective Against Resistant Bacteria

The most fascinating star in our sky inches closer to exploding

https://mashable.com/article/betelgeuse-supernova-when-explode

COVID’s latest twist: New XBB variant gains strength through recombination, outsmarting immunity and amplifying fusogenicity

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230518/COVIDs-latest-twist-New-XBB-variant-gains-strength-through-recombination-outsmarting-immunity-and-amplifying-fusogenicity.aspx

Coinfections in the lung: How viral infection creates a favorable environment for bacterial and fungal infections

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371%252Fjournal.ppat.1011334

What really killed COVID-19 patients: It wasn’t a cytokine storm, suggests study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-covid-patients-wasnt-cytokine-storm.html

Cannabinoid extract in microdoses ameliorates mnemonic and nonmnemonic Alzheimer’s disease symptoms

https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13256-022-03457-w

Cannabis Helps Reduce Cancer Cells and Side Effects, University of Athens Study Finds

Single-cell analyses reveal cannabidiol rewires tumor microenvironment via inhibiting alternative activation of macrophage and synergizes with anti-PD-1 in colon cancer

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177923000746

Pancreatic cancer changes its ‘diet’ to survive

Cells can use uridine, a component of RNA, as a source of energy

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-cells-uridine-component-rna-source.html

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibodies Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Blood May Hold the Key to Reversing Aging

Researchers have demonstrated that biological aging can accelerate under stress but also decelerate when stressors are removed, using a mouse model and human stress cohorts. This fluidity of aging raises questions about the triggers of aging speed, including the potential impact of mental health issues.

Blood May Hold the Key to Reversing Aging

10 Powerful Things That Bard Can Do But ChatGPT Can’t

Statement from Biontech CEO Uğur Şahin (sic!) on vaccines

https://www.facebook.com/100011328091431/videos/558165316433514

Oceans have been absorbing the world’s extra heat. But there’s a huge payback

Record sea surface temperatures suggest the Earth is headed for ‘uncharted territory’ in terms of sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/oceans-have-been-absorbing-the-worlds-extra-heat-but-theres-a-huge-payback

What If AI Is Only A Cost And Not A Profit Bonanza?

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/what-if-ai-only-cost-and-not-profit-bonanza

The Antikythera Mechanism was Discovered 1901

https://greekreporter.com/2023/05/17/antikythera-mechanism-legacy/

Pegasus – Der Feind liest mit – FILM

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/106169-001-A/pegasus-der-feind-liest-mit/

Decoding Serotonin: A Comprehensive Study on Its Impact on Brain and Behavior

Accelerating Cures with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Medicine

https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/accelerating-cures-with-artificial-intelligence-the-future-of-medicine-841e3c83c3dd

Artificial intelligence facilitates low-cost drug repurposing: GlobalData

https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/healthtech/artificial-intelligence-facilitates-low-cost-drug-repurposing-globaldata/2978111/

The groundbreaking plan to map the entire human immune system

The Human Immunome Project is one of the most ambitious projects in biology, and it could transform human health.

https://www.freethink.com/health/human-immunome

Why a Genome Can’t Bring Back an Extinct Animal

Makeshift mammoths and body-double dodos are on the way—but they won’t be the genuine article.

https://gizmodo.com/de-extinction-clone-species-dna-mammoth-thylacine-dodo-1850390793

Will AI become an existential threat to humans?

Will AI become an existential threat to humans?

New study using novel approach for glioblastoma treatment shows promising results, extending survival

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-approach-glioblastoma-treatment-results-survival.html

From Aging to Regeneration: The Unexpected Benefits of Senescent “Zombie” Cells

From Aging to Regeneration: The Unexpected Benefits of Senescent “Zombie” Cells

Gene Switches Help “Nemo” Fish Adapt to Life on the Coral Reef

https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/gene-switches-help-nemo-fish-adapt-to-life-on-the-coral-reef-373250

How genetics determine our life choices

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230509-how-genetics-determine-our-life-choices

Pfizer-Akte von der Leyen

Geheime SMS, 35 Milliarden am Arsch, der lausigste Vertrag der Welt – und jetzt ermittelt auch noch die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft.

Normal Vitamin D Level May Boost Anti-PD-1 Response in Melanoma

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991888

Repositioning Cannabinoids and Terpenes as Novel EGFR-TKIs Candidates for Targeted Therapy Against Cancer

https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)02752-4

Time-restricted eating may have anti-aging, anticancer effects

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/time-restricted-eating-may-have-anti-aging-anti-cancer-effects

Why lung cancer doesn’t respond well to immunotherapy

A new study reveals that lymph nodes near the lungs create an environment that weakens T-cell responses to tumors.

https://news.mit.edu/2023/lung-cancer-t-cells-doesnt-respond-well-immunotherapy-0202

Mediterranean diet’s cellular effects revealed

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-mediterranean-diet-cellular-effects-revealed.html

Common Seizure Drug Blocks Deadly Brain Cancer Growth

Scientists discover bat protein that can slow aging and even fight Covid, heart disease and arthritis

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12074441/Scientists-bat-protein-slow-aging-fight-Covid-heart-disease-arthritis.html

The Inner Workings of Stem Cells: A Game-Changer for Personalized Medicine

The Inner Workings of Stem Cells: A Game-Changer for Personalized Medicine

How AI Knows Things No One Told It

Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot Internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-ai-knows-things-no-one-told-it/

New study outlines how brain cancer cells take mitochondria from healthy cells to grow and survive

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-outlines-brain-cancer-cells-mitochondria.html

Advanced Life Should Have Already Peaked Billions of Years Ago

Eating Late Can Alter How You Burn Calories And Store Fat, Depressing Study Finds

https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-late-can-alter-how-you-burn-calories-and-store-fat-depressing-study-finds

Glutamate Imbalance Impairs Hippocampus, Leading to Psychosis

Molecular discovery may mean new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

https://newatlas.com/medical/molecular-discovery-new-treatments-rheumatoid-arthritis/

Accelerated waning of the humoral response to COVID-19 vaccines in obesity

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02343-2

Popular obesity drug can also help destroy cancer cells, scientists discover

https://studyfinds.org/obesity-drug-destroy-cancer-cells/

Ozempic without Ozempic: These foods can calm your appetite just like weight loss drug

https://studyfinds.org/ozempic-semaglutide-foods/

Cell death discovery adds fresh angle to attack cancer

A new cell death mechanism could be exploited to starve tumour cells that are resistant to other forms of attack.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-023-00033-8

Genetic immune escape landscape in primary and metastatic cancer

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-023-01367-1

AI-Powered Diagnostic Tool Predicts Pancreatic Cancer Up to 3 Years in Advance

Given how difficult pancreatic cancer can be to diagnose, the tool could be life-saving.

https://www.extremetech.com/science/ai-powered-diagnostic-tool-predicts-pancreatic-cancer-up-to-3-years-in

Tuberculosis rates rocket amid Ukraine, Sudan conflicts

Disease surges as health officials try to address the accessibility of treatments and trials for a new vaccine commence.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/9/tuberculosis-rates-rocket-amid-ukraine-sudan-conflicts

FDA Approves First Pill Containing Human Feces

Clinical trials indicate success but there are risks and many unknowns in the novel therapy

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/fda-approves-first-pill-containing-human-feces_5237535.html

Parkinson’s May Be Caused by a Common Aquatic Bacterium

https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-may-be-caused-by-a-common-aquatic-bacterium

Surviving Colon Cancer with Ivermectin

https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/surviving-colon-cancer-with-ivermectin/article_1dc82986-ea9f-11ed-bed7-8705fb641b65.html

To Boost Cancer Immunotherapy’s Fighting Power, Look to the Gut

Study reveals gut microbes alter body’s response to cancer immunotherapy

https://hms.harvard.edu/news/boost-cancer-immunotherapys-fighting-power-look-gut-0

Metformin: update on mechanisms of action and repurposing potential

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-023-00833-4

California’s Cannabis Market Crashes, Northern Counties Brace for Impact

https://www.theepochtimes.com/californias-cannabis-market-crashes-northern-counties-brace-for-impact_5240536.html

Vietnam records highest daily number of COVID-19 infections in six months

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-records-highest-daily-number-of-covid19-infections-in-six-months/252585.vnp

Italy’s olive harvest threatened, as deadly bacteria kills millions of trees

Xylella fastidiosa has killed more than 21 million olive trees so far in the southern Puglia region, which until recently, produced 50 per cent of the country’s olive oil.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/italy-olive-harvest-threatened-deadly-bacteria-millions-olive-trees-puglia-3467576

What harms health more – sugar or fat? The answer will surprise you

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-742222

Researchers discover a potential cause of Parkinson’s disease

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-potential-parkinson-disease.html

Light Microscopes See Smaller Than Ever Using a Weird Quantum Trick

https://www.sciencealert.com/light-microscopes-see-smaller-than-ever-using-a-weird-quantum-trick

Cannabidiol and covid

https://www.facebook.com/Campbellteaching/videos/152025944503772

Cannabidiol Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Promotes the Host Innate Immune

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987002/

Traditional herb in Chinese medicine protects heart attack patients better than current drugs – Astragalus

https://studyfinds.org/herb-chinese-medicine-heart-attack/

Why outlawing cannabis was a HUGE mistake

New pancreatic cancer treatment could eradicate tumors, stop spread

Combining radiation and immunotherapy could be the key to eliminating pancreatic tumors while stopping the cancer from spreading.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/27/new-pancreatic-cancer-treatment-could-eradicate-tumors-stop-spread/

Biological Brains Outpace AI in Learning, Thanks to Structured Exploration

New Lung Cancer Immune-Oncology Mechanism Discovered

Long COVID: Cedars-Sinai Researchers Find COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Antibodies Far Longer Than Expected

Long COVID: Cedars-Sinai Researchers Find COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Antibodies Far Longer Than Expected

Fluvoxamine and Inhaled Budesonide: Repurposed and Combined for COVID-19

https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fluvoxamine-and-inhaled-budesonide-repurposed-and-combined-for-covid-19

Recombining drugs helps restore gene’s ability to signal for death of leukaemia cells

US researchers find combination of chloroquine and venetoclax promotes cancer cell death in mouse models with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

Chloroquine and venetoclax promotes cancer cell

Marijuana Australiana (2016) [full doco]

Marijuana Australiana is a feature length documentary about Australia’s evolving relationship with the world of recreational and medical cannabis. Unveiling a unique local cannabis culture and history, the film takes us from the hippy town of Nimbin to the politically charged emergence of medical cannabis law reform that is sweeping the nation.

Marijuana Australiana embeds viewers deep inside tenuous underground networks of growers and suppliers who bravely provide free medical cannabis to cancer patients and children with epilepsy, despite systematic persecution by law enforcement.

Ice sheets in Greenland, Antarctica melting faster than previously thought, research shows

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ice-sheets-in-greenland-antarctica-melting-faster-than-previously-thought-research-shows

The US Navy Put Cameras on Dolphins And The Footage Is Revealing

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-navy-put-cameras-on-dolphins-and-the-footage-is-revealing

The Spike

A growing number of scientists are sounding the alarm about the risks of both COVID and its cures

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/the-spike

NAC – N-acetylcysteine – Dietary Supplement Could Improve Breast Cancer Treatment

A research group at the University of Basel discovered that the loss of the neurofibromin 1 (NF1) gene leads to a reduced response to the breast cancer drug alpelisib, while the dietary supplement N-acetylcysteine restores the sensitivity of cancer cells to this treatment.

NAC – N-acetylcysteine – Dietary Supplement Could Improve Breast Cancer Treatment

AI vs. cancer: Mount Sinai scientist says breakthrough tech has ‘drastic impact’ on diagnosis, treatment

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ai-vs-cancer-mount-sinai-scientist-breakthrough-tech-drastic-impact-diagnosis-treatment

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

https://apnews.com/article/ice-sheet-greenland-antarctica-melt-climate-49405a4999b1af5e3964781ff72bc59a

“It’s just mind boggling.” More than 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered

https://www.science.org/content/article/it-s-just-mind-boggling-more-19-000-undersea-volcanoes-discovered

This new technology could blow away GPT-4 and everything like it

The Hyena code is able to handle amounts of data that make GPT-style technology run out of memory and fail.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-new-technology-could-blow-away-gpt-4-and-everything-like-it/

‘Democracy in microscopy’: cheap light microscope delivers super-resolution images

Technique pushes the instruments to beat the resolving power of multi-million-dollar machines.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01267-8

Scientists Discover Backyard Fungi That Can Break Down Tough Plastic in Just 140 Days

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-backyard-fungi-that-can-break-down-tough-plastic-in-just-140-days

MIT Researchers Make Discovery That Could Lead To The Reversal Of Alzheimer’s Disease

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/mit-researchers-make-discovery-that-could-lead-to-the-reversal-of-alzheimers-disease/ar-AA19Vrcb

From Alpha to Omicron: Uncovering the Secrets of Natural COVID-19 Immunity

From Alpha to Omicron: Uncovering the Secrets of Natural COVID-19 Immunity

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Is More Deadly Than the Seasonal Flu

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Is More Deadly Than the Seasonal Flu

Scientists have successfully engineered bacteria to fight cancer in mice

https://www.engadget.com/scientists-have-successfully-engineered-bacteria-to-fight-cancer-in-mice-165141857.html

Implantable device, smaller than a grain of rice, shown to shrink pancreatic tumors

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-implantable-device-smaller-grain-rice.html

To understand helpless human babies, our big brains and oddly involved dads, look to the evolution of birds not mammals

https://aeon.co/essays/how-evolution-made-humans-more-like-birds-than-other-mammals

Scientists reveal more about the process behind ferroptosis, a recently discovered type of cell death

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-scientists-reveal-ferroptosis-cell-death.html

Researchers leverage cell self-destruction to treat brain tumors

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-leverage-cell-self-destruction-brain-tumors.html

The psychedelic DMT causes the brain to become hyperconnected, scans reveal

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/dmt-hyperconnects-brain/

NAC – N-acetylcysteine – Common drug may reduce “brain fog” in COVID long-haulers

https://bigthink.com/health/two-drugs-brain-fog-covid/

The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms. Here are 6 things to watch for

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/01/world/el-nino-forecast-weather-climate-impacts/index.html

The best AI tools to power your academic research

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/08/best-ai-tools-academic-research-chatgpt-consensus-chatpdf-elicit-research-rabbit-scite

Consensus AI makes accessing scientific information easier than ever

https://dataconomy.com/2023/03/27/what-is-consensus-ai-search-engine-how-to/

Key mechanism behind human stem cell differentiation uncovered

https://newatlas.com/biology/mechanism-causes-human-stem-cell-differentiation-uncovered/

Study shows how neutrophils play a key role in cancer immunotherapy success

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230330/Study-shows-how-neutrophils-play-a-key-role-in-cancer-immunotherapy-success.aspx

Vitamin A metabolite is key to gut’s immune response

New research identifies a distinct role of retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, during the immune response of the gut.

Vitamin A metabolite is key to gut’s immune response

The Plant Derived 3-3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) Behaves as CB2 Receptor Agonist in Prostate Cancer Cellular Models

3-3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a biologically active dimer derived from the endogenous conversion of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a naturally occurring glucosinolate found in many cruciferous vegetables (i.e., Brassicaceae).

DIM was the first pure androgen receptor antagonist isolated from the Brassicaceae family and has been recently investigated for its potential pharmacological use in prostate cancer prevention and treatment. Interestingly, there is evidence that DIM can also interact with cannabinoid receptors.

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/4/3620

Molekulare Spritzen töten Krebszellen ab

Bislang müssen Krebspatienten bei ihrer Therapie schwere Nebenwirkungen ertragen. Das könnte sich in Zukunft ändern. Forscherinnen und Forschern gelingt es, molekulare Spritzen zu entwickeln, die punktgenau den Wirkstoff in die befallene Zelle bringen – eine medizinische Sensation.

https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Medizinische-Sensation-Molekulare-Spritzen-toeten-punktgenau-Krebszellen-ab-article24025026.html

Bacterial Toxin May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis Onset and Relapse

Diabetes drug metformin prevents long COVID-19, study finds

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/03/diabetes-drug-metformin-prevents-long-covid-19-study-finds.html

Cancer that spreads to the lung maneuvers to avoid being attacked by ‘killer’ T cells

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-cancer-lung-maneuvers-killer-cells.html

Benefit of Dates for Colon Health

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefit-of-dates-for-colon-health/

The Effects of Artemisinin, Berberine, and Sulforaphane Upon Ocular Tumor Formation

https://terra-docs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/IJHSR/Articles/volume5-issue2/IJHSR_2023_52_p13.pdf

Berberine Inhibited Growth and Migration of Human Colon Cancer Cell Lines

https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/9/3823

Berberine targets KIF20A and CCNE2 to inhibit the progression of nonsmall cell lung cancer via the PI3K/AKT pathway

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ddr.22061

Natural Products in Controlling and Treatment of Cancers and Genital Warts Caused by Different Viruses

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-83350-3_24-1

Berberine and emodin synergistically suppress the EGFR signaling cascade by targeting LAMB3 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/83/7_Supplement/3821/722360

Berberine Induces Combined Cell Death in Gastrointestinal Cell Lines

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/7/6588

Berberine is a suppressor of Hedgehog signaling cascade in colorectal cancer

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944711323001538

The Effect of Berberine Follow by Blue Light Irradiation and Valproic Acid on the Growth Inhibition of MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12010-023-04395-z

The Use of Dandelion for Treating Various Types of Cancers

http://hmj.lums.ac.ir/index.php/hmj/article/view/918

Research Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine Monomers in Reversing Multidrug Resistance of Breast Cancer

https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/S0192415X23500283

Propolis: A Detailed Insight of Its Anticancer Molecular Mechanisms

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/3/450

Progestin-only birth control slightly increases breast cancer risk

But the risk associated with progestin-only contraceptives is broadly in line with the risk already known to be associated with contraceptives that combine estrogen and progestin, a new study says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/03/22/hormonal-contraceptives-birth-control-cancer-risk/

Progestogen-only pill found to have similar risk of breast cancer to combined hormonal contraception

Researchers found that women with any hormonal contraception prescription had a 25% increased risk of breast cancer compared with women with no hormonal contraception prescriptions.

Israeli scientists find how pancreatic cancer spreads and kills – study

The new study, led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, opens the door to possible treatments for pancreatic cancer.

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-735101

The genie escapes: Stanford copies the ChatGPT AI for less than $600

Stanford’s Alpaca AI performs similarly to the astonishing ChatGPT on many tasks – but it’s built on an open-source language model and cost less than US$600 to train up. It seems these godlike AIs are already frighteningly cheap and easy to replicate.

https://newatlas.com/technology/stanford-alpaca-cheap-gpt/

Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19

Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19

Runaway immune reactions can cause long COVID breathing problems

Stanford Medicine researchers have found a mechanism behind one of the most common symptoms of long COVID—shortness of breath. Post COVID-19 breathing problems are caused by a condition known as lung fibrosis, when damaged lungs form scar tissue, which makes it difficult for lungs to expand and contract.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-runaway-immune-reactions-covid-problems.html

Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

Esteemed scientist led pioneering research into psychoactive substance THC, with findings that helped ease its shift out of counterculture and into the mainstream

https://www.timesofisrael.com/raphael-mechoulam-israels-father-of-cannabis-research-dies-at-92/

Killing cancer with a breakthrough therapy

Treating triple-negative breast cancer: Cardamom compound shows promise

  • Among the most difficult types of breast cancer to treat is triple-negative breast cancer.
  • New research suggests that cardamonin — the compound found in the spice cardamom — may help facilitate tumor cell death by reducing its ability to evade the body’s immune response.
  • Researchers found that the compound can reduce the viability of the two distinct Caucasian and African-American triple-negative breast cancer cell lines.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/treating-triple-negative-breast-cancer-cardamom-compound-shows-promise

A New Treatment for Lung Infections: Scientists Have Created a Unique “Living Medicine”

A New Treatment for Lung Infections: Scientists Have Created a Unique “Living Medicine”

Malfunctioning immune cell behaviour could be drug target in Long Covid

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/malfunctioning-immune-cell-behaviour-could-be-drug-target-in-long-covid/

Sound Waves Trigger Anti-Cancer Immune Responses in Mice

When noninvasive sound waves break apart tumors, they trigger an immune response in mice. By breaking down the cell wall “cloak,” the treatment exposes cancer cell markers that had previously been hidden from the body’s defenses, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/cancer-research/news/sound-waves-trigger-anti-cancer-immune-responses-in-mice-369741

Gene Elimination in Tregs Triggers Lifelong Anticancer Response in Mice

https://www.genengnews.com/topics/cancer/gene-elimination-in-tregs-triggers-lifelong-anticancer-response-in-mice/

THCP and CBDP, Newly Discovered, Extremely Potent Cannabinoids

https://www.acslabcannabis.com/blog/thcp-and-cbdp-newly-discovered-extremely-potent-cannabinoids

COVID-19 and Immune Dysregulation, a Summary and Resource

COVID-19 and Immune Dysregulation, a Summary and Resource

ChatGPT Scored Higher on a Medical Quiz Than a Real Human Doctor

https://www.sciencealert.com/chatgpt-scored-higher-on-a-medical-quiz-than-a-real-human-doctor

Too many people take too many pills

Medical systems are set up to put people on drugs, not take them off

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/04/26/too-many-people-take-too-many-pills

Endothelial dysfunction and angiogenesis: what is missing from COVID-19 and cannabidiol story?

https://jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-022-00129-w

Experimental pill achieves complete cancer remission in 18 people with aggressive leukemia

Preliminary results for the pharmaceutical revumenib suggest that it may have saved lives of terminal patients

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-15/an-experimental-pill-achieves-complete-cancer-remission-in-18-people-with-aggressive-leukemia.html

Fasting and caloric restriction mimetics stimulate anticancer immunosurveillance

https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/83/5_Supplement/F3-2/718368/Abstract-F3-2-Fasting-and-caloric-restriction

Immunomodulatory potential of natural products from herbal medicines as immune checkpoints inhibitors: Helping to fight against cancer via multiple targets

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9306614/

You can play with Microsoft’s Bing GPT-4 chatbot right now, no waitlist necessary

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23641683/microsoft-bing-ai-gpt-4-chatbot-available-no-waitlist

Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they’re on

Introducing bacteria to a tumor’s microenvironment creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system’s primary responder cells to attack rather than protect a tumor, according to a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-exposing-cancers-bacteria-immune-cells.html

Wonder enzyme may hold the key to longer, healthier lives

https://newatlas.com/medical/wonder-enzyme-key-longer-healthier-lives/

ChatGPT and generative AI are booming, but the costs can be extraordinary

  • The cost to develop and maintain the software can be extraordinarily high.
  • Nvidia makes most of the GPUs for the AI industry, and its primary data center workhorse chip costs $10,000. 
  • Analysts and technologists estimate that the critical process of training a large language model such as GPT-3 could cost over $4 million.

New study challenges our understanding of the immune system

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-immune.html

Chemokines expressed by engineered bacteria recruit and orchestrate antitumor immunity

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adc9436

Cancer cells reprogrammed to “switch teams” and join the immune system as informants

Cancer cells reprogrammed to “switch teams” and join the immune system as informants

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a puzzle. Your gut microbiome may have the key.

New research reveals connections between certain gut bacteria and chronic fatigue syndrome, an ailment often connected to long COVID.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-gut-microbiome-may-have-the-key

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36686-8

‘Keto-like’ Diet Linked to Doubling of Heart Disease Risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989308

Researchers discover how too much oxygen damages cells and tissues

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/982138

Study finds two substances capable of inhibiting proliferation of glioblastoma cells

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230307/Study-finds-two-substances-capable-of-inhibiting-proliferation-of-glioblastoma-cells.aspx

Dual attack supercharges cells to eliminate metastatic breast cancer

https://newatlas.com/medical/supercharged-cells-metastatic-breast-cancer/

Breakthrough drug works against all the main types of primary bone cancer

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230308/Breakthrough-drug-works-against-all-the-main-types-of-primary-bone-cancer.aspx

Cannabis and Cancer – Cannabis for the Treatment of Cancer – Book by Justin Kander, 7 Ed.

The anticancer activity of phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rk0vbpcjz3pbehe/Cannabis%20and%20Cancer.pdf

Stanford Medicine scientists transform cancer cells into weapons against cancer

Researchers found that when they turned cancer cells into immune cells, they were able to teach other immune cells how to attack cancer.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/03/cancer-hematology.html

Study reveals link between selenium and COVID-19 severity

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-reveals-link-selenium-covid-severity.html

DHA oil – Docosahexaenoic acid reverses PD-L1-mediated immune suppression by accelerating its ubiquitin-proteasome degradation

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955286322002546

Novel drug combination shows promise in causing regression in cancer tumors

A recent study conducted in a mouse model of immunotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer describes a novel therapeutic, PD1-IL2v, that caused tumor regression in animals.Although PD1-IL2v only prevented tumor relapse in 40% of mice, combining PD1-IL2v with another clinically available immune checkpoint inhibitor prevented relapse in 90% of the mice.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/drug-combo-breaks-down-cancer-resistance-to-immunotherapy

Skipping breakfast and fasting may compromise the immune system

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/skipping-breakfast-fasting-compromised-immune-system

Guarding the genome: Researchers uncover full 3D structure of p53 protein

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-genome-uncover-full-3d-p53.html

Florida Issues Health Alert: mRNA COVID Vaccines Caused ‘Substantial Increase’ in Reports of Adverse Events