Cancer can poison the immune system by giving it faulty machinery
Scientists have tracked microplastics moving through the bodies of mice for the first time. The tiny plastic particles, gobbled up by immune cells, travel through the bloodstream and eventually become lodged in blood vessels in the brain. Researchers said it is unclear if such obstructions exist in people, but they did seem to affect the mices movement.
The immune cells swap from cancer to the other way around
T cells from splenocytes of C57BL/6J mice were transferred into mice 7 days after tumour inoculation. Cells were incubated with 10M CFSE for 20 min at 37 C in 5% CO2, washed 3 times with RPMI medium and incubated for 3 days, followed by an additional live/dead cell staining and flow analysis. The transfer of mitochondria from cancer cells to TILs was measured.
According to Trump, he ended the EV Mandate
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to review government regulations related to electric vehicles (EV). The order requires agencies to take a look at regulations that are “unduly burdensome” and interfere with consumer choice. “Within 30 days is the deadline of when agencies need to report back with a list of regulations for review,” White House said.
It is time to change the way menstruation research is done
A new study has found women who started hormone therapy before age 50 had a 33% increased risk of heart attack and a 67% higher risk of stroke compared to those who started therapy after the age of 50. The study, which is the first to examine the link between age and the risk of heart attack and stroke, was published in The Lancet.
Some Trump voters are not happy with his pardons
Former US Vice President Joe Biden said he does not support pardons given to people “who engaged in violence on January 6, 2019.” “I believe if [rioters] were instructed to do something and they didn’t follow the officers or the police enforcement rules and follow what they said, they should be serving their time,” he added. People who were pardoned were convicted of violence against police.
Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road, was freed by President Trump after 11 years in prison
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross William Ulbright Ulbricht, an ex-creator of a website known for selling drugs and other contraband on the darknet. The 31-year-old had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2015 after he was accused of operating the website ‘Silk Road’. Ulbricht was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering for running the website between 2013 and 2014.
There are some 1,500 January 6 rioters who have been promised pardons by Trump
US President Donald Trump pardoned former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who had been in prison for two decades for a crime he didn’t commit. Trump also commuted the sentences of 14 people convicted in connection with the riots at the US Capitol in 2018. Tarrio was sentenced to five years’ probation for seditious conspiracy.
The WHO is a health disaster because of Trump’s plan to leave
The withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) is “extremely alarming” and would be a threat to America’s ability to manage the ongoing threat of COVID-19, a researcher said. “If we withdraw, it’ll have a profound impact on our ability to control COVID-19,” he added. The US had pulled out of the WHO in 2017 after Trump’s inauguration.
The future of sports streaming is dead
US-based online streaming platform Venu Sports has opened an office in India. Venu Sports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian government to build an office in Bengaluru. Venu Sports’ office will focus on sports and entertainment and will be spread across the country, Venu Sports said in a statement.
Trump will make historic move to revocation birthright citizenship
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order directing the federal government to deny automatic citizenship to children of undocumented parents who come to the US as minors. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution grants birthright citizenship to all children regardless of their parent’s immigration status. “We’re the only country in the world that gives automatic citizenship,” Trump said.