An educational intervention can help vapers use their e-cigarettes to quit smoking

TAMPA, Fla. — E-cigarettes spark many concerns, especially when it comes to youth vaping. However, emerging evidence suggests that e-cigarettes can be a helpful tool in smoking cessation. Researchers in Moffitt Cancer Center’s Tobacco Research and Intervention Program wanted to build upon this evidence by testing whether they could help dual users, people who use…

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Bigger may not always be better: Density governs receptor activation on immune cells

IMAGE: CD40 receptor clustering driven by CD40 ligand or anti-CD40 antibody, 341G2 with the human IgG2 (h2) isotype. Jurkat cells expressing full length hCD40-green fluorescent protein (GFP), were treated with 10… view more  Credit: University of Southampton Scientists from within the Antibody and Vaccine Group at the University of Southampton have gained novel insights into how…

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Application of postbiotics science and technology

Postbiotics: Science, Technology, and Applications explains essential and practical knowledge about postbiotics. Chapters cover the definition and classification of postbiotics, principal methods for preparing them, information about the main post biotic constituents and their biological activities and their clinical health benefits. The authors also familiarize the reader with potential applications of postbiotics in the food…

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Performance-enhancing substance use: A link to criminal offending

Toronto, ON – Despite research showing associations between anabolic steroid use and criminal offending, the possibility of a similar association between legal performance-enhancing substance use, such as creatine, and criminal offending remained unknown. A new study published online in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence now shows that both forms of performance-enhancing substance use is…

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