The Practical Scholar: Using Generative AI in Everyday Academia

Today, a groundbreaking innovation, Generative AI (G-AI), exemplified by ChatGPT, is reshaping research and education. However, concerns do exist about its use, including the potential for misinformation and the risk that students may over-rely on the tool instead of developing academic skills. To address both the opportunities and risks of G-AI, guidelines are emerging to…

May 24, 20250Comments

ByAnna Knol

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Invisible Superheroes: The Marvel of Cancer Immunotherapy

Much like superheroes who confront their greatest villains, the immune cells within our bodies embark on a heroic mission in the formidable battle against cancer. One of their toughest foes is acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a highly challenging cancer to treat. AML is an aggressive disease that abnormally accelerates the production of immature white blood…

March 11, 20250Comments

ByAnna Knol

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Controversies that shape scientific progress: Does our brain make new neurons?

The discussion surrounding the birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) in the adult human brain has been a source of controversy since the 1990s. Contradictory evidence from the last six years has brought the topic back into the spotlight, further dividing the neuroscientific community.

February 10, 20250Comments

ByAnna Knol

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A Novel Strategy to Improve Peptide Based Cancer Vaccines through Molecular Mimicry

Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. The therapeutic options to treat cancer are often limited, which reduces the chance to successfully treat patients. To tackle this health problem, interventions are developed such as immunotherapies to target or influence the immune system. For example, cancer vaccines that are potentially able to initiate anti-tumour responses.

February 7, 20240Comments

ByJenna Pfeifer

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Of Mice and Men

By: Milo Molleson From house mouse to laboratory mouse The relationship between humans and mice has a long and captivating history. The house mouse, scientifically known as Mus musculus domesticus, has shared our narrative since its beginning; eating our grain and scurrying around our floors at night since before we left our nomadic lifestyles…

January 11, 20240Comments

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