Brett Young and Wife Throw Daughter Presley a Sweet (Socially Distanced!) First Birthday Party

P is for Presley Elizabeth — and a pink picnic party, with pumpkins! Brett Young and wife Taylor celebrated their daughter's first birthday at a socially distanced outdoor bash with close family and friends on Oct. 26. Planned in conjunction with Sarah Blair Events, the party was held at Troubadour Golf and Field Club outside of Nashville, Tennessee, "a special […]

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Blocking energy pathway reduces GVHD while retaining anti-cancer effects of T-cells

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers identified that blocking an alternative energy pathway for T-cells after hematopoietic stem cell transplant helps reduce graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in an animal model of leukemia. Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., who also is associate director of Basic Science at Hollings, and collaborators at the Indiana University School of Medicine discovered that donor T-cells must have the key […]

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Researchers uncover new mechanism of immune-cell activation

When antibody-producing immune cells encounter infectious pathogens for the first time, they engage a signal cascade to generate a massive activation signal within seconds. The mechanisms underlying this acute initial activation have not been fully understood. In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, scientists have identified the short endosomal protein interferon-inducible transmembrane protein 3 or IFITM3 as a central […]

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Tips to cope with lockdown as cold weather arrives

(HealthDay)—Isolation may pose mental health challenges for people as they spend more time indoors in the winter during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert warns. Maintaining safe forms of social contact is crucial, especially for people who live alone, according to Frank Ghinassi, president and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, in New Jersey. Ideas to battle isolation include staying […]

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