Cancer screenings are key to saving lives. Take colonoscopies, for example, which are estimated to reduce colorectal cancer risk by about 30%. This is because undergoing colonoscopies as recommended (every 10 years beginning at age 45 for those at average risk) gives physicians the chance to detect and remove precancerous growths called adenomas (a type
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Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone Health – The Conversation
For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and responsive.
Inaugural AACR IO Conference Kicks Off With Celebration of Immune Checkpoints American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Immune checkpoint icons James Allison and Arlene Sharpe shared their journeys and a look ahead on the opening night of the inaugural AACR IO conference.
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Colorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics Health – The Conversation
Limiting exposure to air pollution will have lasting impacts on Colorado communities with the highest exposure.
How Nutriset, a French company, has helped alleviate hunger and create jobs in some of the world’s poorest places Health – The Conversation
The key to the for-profit company’s successful partnership with governments, international agencies and humanitarian, nongovernmental organizations is how it handled its patent.
USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security Health – The Conversation
USAID has a decades-long history of fighting smallpox, polio, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
From Cracking Codes to Creating Cures: Leveraging Libraries to Learn the Language of T Cells American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
The second keynote session at AACR IO focused on deciphering T-cell receptors, creating TCR libraries, and rewiring cytokine signaling.
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What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it Science + Tech – The Conversation
Topologists categorize all the possible shapes in each dimension.
AIs flunk language test that takes grammar out of the equation Science + Tech – The Conversation
Humans understand that ‘red ball’ makes sense but ‘ball red’ does not. Large language models? Not so much.
Unleashing the Power of CAR T Cells: Insights from Day 3 of AACR IO American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
The third keynote session at AACR IO highlighted exciting advances in CAR T-cell therapy, including for solid cancers.
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