Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before the headache starts, a drug called ubrogepant may help people […]
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Study shows how cancer outsmarts the immune system – and how the tables can possibly be turned
Cell mapping of early and late tumors in a breast cancer GEMM using scRNA sequencing. Image credit: Natural Immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01932-8 A new study […]
Pediatrician explains how to strengthen children’s resilience
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Life can be complicated and unpredictable. And while there is no such thing as a “perfect parent,” there are strategies […]
Researchers map brain circuits that signal imminent danger and create memories that help avoid threats
Graphic summary. Photo credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.006 An article in the magazine Current Biology describes experiments to map a brain circuit responsible for […]
Olaparib may be effective in some men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer without hormone therapy
Image credit: CC0 Public Domain The cancer drug olaparib may be effective in treating biochemically recurrent prostate cancer without concomitant hormone therapy in men with […]
What science can and cannot tell us about cheating aging
Getting old is part of life.Photo credit: Elmar Gubisch/Shutterstock Why we die: The new science of aging and the search for immortality Venki Ramakrishnan Hodder […]
To suppress the immune response, SARS-CoV-2 stimulates the production of proteins without protective function
According to Brazilian researchers, SARS-CoV-2 uses this strategy to manipulate the host’s defense cells. The discovery paves the way for the development of novel therapies. […]
AI tools help uncover links between radiation therapy for lung cancer and heart complications
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have used artificial intelligence to gain faster insights into the risk of certain cardiac […]
Babies and animals cannot tell us whether they have consciousness – but philosophers and scientists find answers
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consciousness is a subjective, personal thing, so scientists who study it usually rely on people telling them what they are […]
Research shows how antibiotics in early life transform immunity into allergy
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown for the first time how and why the destruction of microbes […]