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Friday, October 17, 2025

Supplements slow disease progression during late stage of 'dry' age-related macular degeneration

In a new analysis of data, researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), potentially helping people with late-stage disease preserve their central vision.

Immune system in the spotlight

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.

Harnessing big data helps scientists home in on new antimicrobials

Researchers have developed a strategy to identify new antimicrobial drugs with therapeutic promise from bacterial datasets, providing clues for discovering alternatives to traditional antibiotics.

New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse

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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