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In a new breakthrough tin our understanding of the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery. Namely, a vital enzyme that enables brain signals is switching on and off at random, even taking hours-long “breaks from work”.

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.

Researchers have identified and developed a new drug candidate that has the potential for effectively treating temporal lobe epilepsy by suppressing neuroinflammation.

According to a study, a single drug compound can help immune cells penetrate tumors, and cut off the tumor’s ability to burn testosterone as fuel in prostate cancer.

University of Galway researchers discover biomarkers that may help in determining tailored cancer treatment.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have shown that the color of the bowl that food is served in can influence taste perception in picky eaters.

New structural insights into the tankyrase protein, which plays a key role in driving bowel cancer development, could pave the way towards better and less toxic cancer drugs.

Patients taking statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, and some clinicians recommended vitamin D supplements to ease the aches, but a new study shows the vitamin appears to have no substantial impact.

CAR T therapy has been shown to be successful as a cancer treatment, with the potential to treat many more conditions. A new study has shown that CAR T cell therapy can be used to treat the autoimmune disease lupus.

A new animal study points to a gene that is important for the earliest development of basic social behaviors. The work also suggests that exposure to certain drugs and environmental risk factors during embryonic development can cause changes to this gene, leading to alterations in social behavior that are similar to those found in individuals who have autism.