Immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment option, yet many patients do
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Moms’ ability to ‘remember’ prior pregnancies suggests new strategies for preventing complications
Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother’s body to adjust so that her immune system does not
Compound derived from hops reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of
Molecular mechanism of psychological loss
Psychological loss can occur when someone loses a job, loses a sense of control or safety or when a spouse
Split gene-editing tool offers greater precision
To make a gene-editing tool more precise and easier to control, Rice University engineers split it into two pieces that
Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients
Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient’s immune system to proteins that are carrying
New strategies reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the globally-accepted first-line treatments for malaria — a mosquito-borne disease caused by the Plasmodium falciparum
Improvements in human genome databases offer a promising future for cancer research
A gene sequencing method called ribosome profiling has expanded our understanding of the human genome by identifying previously unknown protein
Researchers connect Alzheimer’s-associated genetic variants with brain cell function
Scientists studying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have identified thousands of genetic variants in the genome in the development of this progressive
Genetic code of rare kidney cancer cracked
The genetic code of a rare form of kidney cancer, called reninoma, has been studied for the first time. In