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  1. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09

    (boomer bolstering )

    Originally developed for organ transplantation to prevent immune rejection, previous research has found that, at non-#immunosuppressive doses, #rapamycin can mitigate cellular #senescence.

    "rapamycin provides direct #genomicprotection in human immune cells and may support healthy aging, offer benefits after clinical #radiationexposure, and could even address risks from #cosmicradiation during extended #spacetravel."

  2. Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) #intestinal #infections can cause severe, debilitating #diarrhea in patients who are hospitalized or on #immunosuppressive therapies. The infections can be very hard to eradicate
    #Microbiology #Medical #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2023/10/mcb10262301