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A team has shed light on brain mechanisms that were previously poorly understood, their findings may contribute to better medicines to treat addiction,

Doctors have identified previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months. Within the lungs of these patients are large immune cells containing numerous oily droplets, called lipid-laden macrophages.

To understand the influence of aging on the effectiveness of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, researchers conducted preclinical studies using younger and older mice with triple negative breast cancer, finding that age affects the efficacy of ICB therapy.

A future free of malaria, one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases, can be achieved as early as 2050, according to experts.

Researchers have created a compound, that when tested in mice, was able to promote the reconstruction of the myelin sheath surrounding neuronal axons. These findings could pave the way to a new treatment for combating demyelinating conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as anti-depressants, can have a major effect on the gut’s microbiota, according to a new study.

A team has devised a potential treatment against a common type of leukemia that could have implications for many other types of cancer.

Recent reports suggest that up to 19% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy may develop a dangerous complication: checkpoint inhibitor penumonitis. Now, Johns Hopkins researchers have for the first time studied the immune cells of NSCLC patients who have CIP and discovered what sets them apart from patients who don't develop CIP.

People allergic to peanuts may have a new way to protect themselves from severe allergic reactions to accidental peanut exposure. It's called sublingual immunotherapy - or SLIT - and it involves putting a miniscule amount of liquefied peanut protein under the tongue.

Researchers who study theoretical factors of expression and the complexities of reading emotions at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies have assessed the ability of algorithms to function as truth detectors.