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A new study has identified how the gene APOE4 contributes to Alzheimer's disease, providing a potential drug target.

Researchers demonstrate in mouse model that key mutation that renders malaria parasites resistant to atovaquone also makes them non-transmissible via mosquitoes.

Scientists have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to possess the molecular weaponry to cause the most harm in men who developed asthma later in life.

Female faculty are more likely to leave academia than male faculty throughout all career stages in U.S. universities, University of Colorado Boulder researchers reveal.

Understanding the relationships within the microbiome opens the door to a new world of medical opportunities for conditions from Inflammatory Bowel Disease to infections, autoimmune diseases and cancers.

Researchers have pinpointed a particular peptide’s role in activating atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The work could lead to more effective treatments for the condition.

A hormone replacement therapy that more closely replicates the natural circadian and ultradian rhythms of our hormones has been shown to improve symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions.

Chemotherapy is essential for many cancer patients, but some suffer from cognitive impairment throughout treatment. “Chemobrain” can consist of deficits in memory, attention, and executive function.

A bispecific cancer drug that targets two checkpoint proteins is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard therapies, reports a phase one trial.

To study the link between a person’s genetic risk of blood clots and their use of contraceptive pills, Uppsala researchers investigated data from 244,420 British women from the UK Biobank.