Our immune system is always on alert, detecting and eliminating pathogens and cancer cells. Cellular control mechanisms cause diseased cells to present antigens on their surface like signs for the immune system. For analysis of the necessary complex antigen processing and transport processes in real time, researchers have developed a 'cage' that is opened with light to release trapped antigens at a specific place and time.
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As opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. rose dramatically[1] from 2014 to today, both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2], and Camden, New Jersey[3], cemented reputations as hotspots of the crisis.

In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022[4], the last year for which complete data is available. More than 300 more died just over the bridge in Camden County[5].

Research indicates that for many people with opioid...

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