New research suggests that our immune system may play an active role in shaping the digestive-tract flora, which is tightly…
Priming the immune system to attack cancer
New research showed how immune ‘training’ transforms innate immune cells to target tumors. The findings could inform new approaches to…
How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
As COVID-19 cases begin climbing again in the United States, the possibility arises of a grim moral dilemma: Which patients…
Positive student-teacher relationships benefit students’ long-term health, study finds
Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to new research. Perhaps surprisingly,…
Remdesivir for COVID-19: FDA approved but still unproven
In a review of evidence from the most reliable data from randomized trials to find likely small-to-moderate effects of remdesivir,…
Mouse studies link some autism to brain cells that guide sociability and platonic love
Researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and…
Radical diagnostic could save millions of people at risk of dying from blood loss
Engineers have developed a fast, portable and cheap diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment to people at risk of…
Cancer-fighting gene restrains ‘jumping genes’
About half of all tumors have mutations of the gene p53, normally responsible for warding off cancer. Now scientists have…
Should I run, or should I not? The neural basis of aggression and flight
Researchers have investigated the mechanism behind defensive behavior in mice. They have identified a specific area of the brain that…
Brainstem neurons control both behavior and misbehavior
A recent study reveals how gene control mechanisms define the identity of developing neurons in the brainstem. The researchers also…