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When dreams become nightmares: How acting out dreams can predict brain disease

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Punching, kicking, throwing — not just daytime activities anymore. For some sleepers, these actions accompany their dream states. When a sleeper reflects what they are doing in their dream in real-time, despite being asleep, it’s referred to as “acting out dreams” or REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). So instead of punching an attacker, they might […]

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A look at a Northeastern professor’s contribution to cancer immunotherapy

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We are often reminded of basic health mantras to decrease your risk of getting cancer such as wearing sunscreen, avoiding smoking, and being wary of carcinogens. It might surprise you to hear that increasing your caffeine intake might be added to the list. The concepts for this idea emerged in the early 2000s, when Michail

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Exposure to air pollution, even at low levels, increases risk of Alzheimer’s

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Inconspicuously, house keys and the location of home dissipates from memory. Progressing further along, even the familiar faces of loved ones fade out of recollection. The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. This neurodegenerative disorder primarily affects the cognitive functioning responsible for retrieving, storing,

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Support our troops: The drugs harnessing the immune system to fight disease

Biology, Health / /

The only place that prioritizes its department of defense more than the United States is the human body. We have a comprehensive immune system with two lines of protection: barriers and fighters. Within this second line of defense, antibodies act as soldiers that circle through the bloodstream marking foreign invaders for destruction. Specifically, the immune

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Parasite cleanse hoax

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The human body is a host to almost 300 species of parasitic worms, tracing back from our early ancestors and domesticated animals. By the end of the Ice Age, about 11,500 years ago, humans had inhabited most of the world, allowing for rapid transmission of parasites as humans developed trading routes and settlements. In today’s

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Viruses vs. cancer: A bacteriophage approach to gene therapy

Biology, Health / /

Viruses can be catastrophic. Their natural purpose is to infect and replicate, hijacking hosts regardless of the consequences. They can be deadly and are a large source of suffering, even in our modern society. Smallpox, influenza, and COVID-19 are clear examples of viruses that have had widespread, devastating public health effects. Therefore, it seems counterintuitive

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