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Testosterone Increases Severity of Bacterial Skin Infections
 A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to reveal testosterone, present at higher levels in males, as a key driver of infection. The sex steroid activates a bacterial communication pathway known as quorum sensing, increasing skin cell death and promoting the destruction of neutrophils.
February 27, 2026
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- UCLA Researchers Engineer CAR-T Cells to Target Hard-to-Treat Solid Tumors
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- Benzodiazepine Use Down In U.S., But OD Risk Remains, Study Says
- Repeal of Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Linked to 26% Increase in Crash-Related Hospital Costs
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- Key International Mpox Trial Finds No Clinical Benefit from Tecovirimat
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- Taiwanese Researchers Develop a Faster, Non-Genetically Modified Way to Grow Viruses
for Animal Vaccines
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- Ketamine: How Yale Redefined Depression Treatment
- How Cells Communicate: Decoding the Machinery of Vesicle Transport
- America's First X-Ray: How Yale Advanced Medical Imaging
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