Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumor cells. In a new study published
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Lab results don’t explain ‘obesity paradox,’ but bias may
Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent
Continue reading »Extra visit time with patients may explain wage gap for female physicians
A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on
Continue reading »Why Feeling 'Derailed' Could Help Explain the Roots of Depression
People move houses, change jobs, and begin new relationships all the time—and yet most of us still experience a thread
Continue reading »Genomic collision may explain why many kidney transplants fail
A genomic collision could explain why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched,
Continue reading »Recessive genes explain only small fraction of undiagnosed developmental disorders
The Deciphering Developmental Disorders study has discovered that only a small fraction of rare, undiagnosed developmental disorders in the British
Continue reading »Failing immune system ‘brakes’ help explain type 1 diabetes in mice
Immune reactions are usually a good thing—the body’s way of eliminating harmful bacteria and other pathogens. But people also rely
Continue reading »Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers.
Continue reading »Structural studies help explain how cancer cells resist chemotherapy
In order to kill cancer cells, chemotherapy drugs must first make their way inside them. But cancer cells are shrewd,
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