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Some cases of the flu are so severe they cause lasting injury to the lungs. New research from the University of Pennsylvania now points to a strategy that may one day offer protection against this damage.

A scientist has identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef, which has been linked to tick bites.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adults and pediatric patients who weigh more than 33 pounds.

Ohio University scientists have been awarded a five-year $1.7 million grant to advance research on a potential prevention and treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers.

Vaping has been marketed as a safe alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but a single e-cigarette can be harmful to the body’s blood vessels — even when the vapor is entirely nicotine-free.

Mutations are found in BAF complex genes in approximately every fifth human cancer. Researchers have been using this knowledge to explore ways to target BAF mutant cells.

DNA methylation is catalyzed by a group of enzymes known as methyltransferases, which strategically decorate DNA with methyl groups in specific patterns. In a new study, scientists have developed a pipeline that allows for the identification of which enzyme causes which specific methylation pattern.

Understanding proton transfer for hydrogen metabolism in microorganisms may give scientists a better understanding of how to mimic nature in the construction of new biofuel cells.

A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask cognitively as well as individuals 50 years their junior.

Scientists from EPFL in Switzerland and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy are developing technology for the blind that bypasses the eyeball entirely and sends messages to the brain.