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Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food

10-Mar-2023 - Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as “forever chemicals.” In a new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, ...

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Study uncovers new hurdle for developing immunotherapies

20-Sep-2018 - The body's immune system is a valiant weapon against disease, and harnessing its power through a technique called immunotherapy is at the forefront of current research to treat cancer and other diseases. That's why an unexpected finding by University of Notre Dame researchers and their ...

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Better biopsies through biofluidics

03-Mar-2016 - Biopsies are a gold standard for definitively diagnosing diseases like cancer. Usually, doctors can only take two-dimensional snapshots of the tissue, and they're limited in their ability to measure the protein levels that might better explain a diagnosis. But now, researchers have developed a ...

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The transformation of cancer imaging: From shades of gray to living color

22-Dec-2015 - Taken by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, the first X-ray produced was of his wife's hand. Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics for his work, but his discovery of X-ray beams also changed the medical profession far more than that simple black-and-white image might have suggested. The beams ...

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Obesity contributes to metastasis in ovarian cancer patients

09-Dec-2015 - A large number of studies have shown that an increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with a greater risk for ovarian cancer with worse overall survival. More than 35 percent of women in the United States are obese, putting them at increased risk for the cancer. However, the influence of ...

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Squaraine rotaxane shuttle as a ratiometric deep-red optical chloride sensor

16-Apr-2013 - Chloride ions are central to many biological processes and measuring the concentration of chloride ions in biological fluids can help diagnose a number of diseases, including cystic fibrosis. Scientists from the US have synthesised a squaraine rotaxane which can detect chloride ions via ...

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