Humans may not have the heart for space travel to Mars
Male rats exposed to simulated cosmic radiation had roughly twice as much collagen around heart blood vessels at…
$5.8 million study explores gut-brain inflammation in people with HIV
Oregon Health & Science University researchers have secured a $5.8 million, five-year federal award to investigate whether damage…
Blood proteins may offer new clues to gut health in coeliac disease
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes…
Study explains why cancer immunity declines faster in males
Lutz Menzel, PhD, formerly of the Department of Radiation Oncology within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and…
New research unveils role of innate immune system in pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Adelaide University have demonstrated that blocking a specific immune system gene can reduce pancreatic cancer tumor…
Rare dendritic cells may promote immune tolerance in metastatic cancer
This study was co-led by Steven Blum, MD. Gary Reynolds, MD, PhD, Samuel Klempner, MD, and Alexandra-Chloé Villani,…
Combination therapy overcomes immunotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to…
New SPARCS technology combines AI and microscopy to screen cells
New technology combines artificial intelligence and microscopy to screen cells at large scale. A new technology promises to…
Understanding type 1 diabetes risk through family narratives
Growing up with type 1 diabetes in the family may make the threat feel more familiar than frightening,…
Pneumococcal disease may signal undiagnosed blood cancer
Severe pneumococcal disease requiring hospitalization, most commonly pneumonia, can be a sign of previously undiagnosed blood cancer and…
Researchers find how prostate tumors reshape the immune microenvironment
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown pathway that prostate…
Neuromedin U drives immune suppression in aggressive prostate cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has found a link between the nervous system and the rapid…