Attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can make it safer and more effective, according to a new study.…
Hidden brain signals behind working memory
Making a specific type of brain pattern last longer improves short-term memory in rats, a new study finds.
Fetal genome involved in triggering premature birth
Mutations in the gene that codes for SLIT2, a protein expressed in fetal cells in placentas and involved in directing…
New model more accurately predicts choices in classic decision-making task
A new mathematical model that predicts which choices people will make in the Iowa Gambling Task, a task used for…
Taking the ‘killer’ out of natural killer cells
The virus responsible for chickenpox and shingles employs a powerful strategy of immune evasion, inhibiting the ability of natural killer…
Mutant bacterial receptor could point to new therapies against opportunistic pathogen
Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial pathogen for a chemical communication process…
Deadly tick-borne virus cured with experimental flu drug, in mice
An investigational flu drug cures mice infected with the rare but deadly Bourbon virus, according to a new study.
Special fibroblasts help pancreatic cancer cells evade immune detection
A subpopulation of fibroblasts called apCAFs can interact with the immune system to help pancreatic cancer cells avoid detection. Understanding…
Enhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in vivo-like drug and antibody transport
A team has leveraged its microfluidic Organs-on-Chips technology in combination with a developmentally-inspired hypoxia-mimicking approach to differentiate human pluripotent stem…
Are we using biologic therapy properly?
The introduction of infliximab (Remicade), the first biologic therapy approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), did not…