Chronic interferon exposure drives immunosuppression in tumors
Cancer biology and, in turn, cancer treatment have come a long way in the last few decades. Most…
Innovative device improves real-time monitoring of donated lungs
More than three-quarters of donated lungs offered for transplantation are not used, according to the UK’s National Institute…
New funding supports LMU research on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
The non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung supports LMU clinician-scientist Daniel Kotlarz through its Rise up! program. Daniel Kotlarz, Heisenberg…
Johns Hopkins researchers identify human resistin as a key driver of inflammation
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered a critical biological mechanism that helps explain how inflammation is triggered…
New approach repairs airway barrier defects in cystic fibrosis
A UNIGE team has succeeded in restoring the defective respiratory protective barrier in people with this rare genetic…
Could scorpion venom inspire new treatments for liver disease?
From blocking inflammatory immune pathways to disrupting hepatitis viruses, scorpion-derived peptides are attracting attention as potential drug candidates,…
Patients’ responses to oncologists can help predict survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patients’ responses to questions routinely raised by oncologists may provide important clues about their chances of survival from…
Gut bacterial molecule discovered to drive serious bile duct disease
Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have, together with international collaborators, discovered that a…
ECG-CLIP improves heart disease detection using less labeled data
Clinicians often use a medical test called a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to diagnose heart problems, which uses electrodes…
Breastmilk from cannabis users showed differences, but cannabis may not be the whole story
With just two human studies directly examining how cannabis use relates to breast milk nutrients and immune components,…
H-ISDN shows no significant benefit in broader heart failure population
In patients with heart failure, hydralazine with isosorbide dinitrate did not significantly improve the incidence of death or…
Specialized blood vessel cells found to actively drive lung fibrosis
Millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases that cause scarring of the lungs, often leading to breathing…