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Mini-organs reveal how the cervix defends itself

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body’s immune system. New research shows they actually play an active and highly coordinated role in detecting and fighting infections. That’s the conclusion of an international research team led by Associate Professor Cindrilla Chumduri from Aarhus University, published in the journal Science Advances.

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Gnosis for Her Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Mobile Breast CT Care Unit at More Than Pink Walk

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gnosis for Her, a mobile breast health initiative redefining comfort and access in women’s breast imaging, made its national debut this past weekend at Susan G. Komen’s More Than Pink Walk at Fashion Island. More than 6,000 breast cancer survivors, loved ones, advocates, and supporters had the opportunity to see the Mobile Care Unit up close, tour inside, and speak with the expert team behind the service.

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Algae-based gel offers new tool for breast cancer research

In 2020, right when Jane Baude was starting her Ph.D. research at UC Santa Barbara, she learned that a critical component of her experiment—the gel needed to grow and test mammary epithelial cells—wouldn’t be available for nearly a year because of pandemic-related production issues. So, she and her advisor, professor Ryan Stowers, decided to pivot: Baude would engineer her own gel to study cells.

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