Measles Outbreak Worsens in Washington State
The number of confirmed measles cases in southwest Washington state has grown to 34, with at least 30 of the patients not having been vaccinated
The number of confirmed measles cases in southwest Washington state has grown to 34, with at least 30 of the patients not having been vaccinated
While scientists have evidence that the composition of the gut microbiome is connected to a variety of autoimmune diseases, understanding how bugs in the intestine
Traces of the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, which causes chronic gum disease, have been found in the brains of people who had Alzheimer’s disease. The result
A recent decrease in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Australian children may be linked to the introduction of a routine vaccine against rotavirus,
Levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain increase in the blood and spinal fluid of some Alzheimer’s patients 16 years before they develop symptoms,
Scientists have for the first time grown functioning human blood vessel organoids from stem cells in the lab. Their study, published on Wednesday (January 16)
Researchers have discovered of a new genus of filovirus carried by fruit bats in China. The genome of the so-called Menglà virus shares sequences with
In some patients with cancer, tumors don’t shrink in response to chemotherapy and these patients are more likely to develop metastatic cancer. Mouse studies have
EDITOR’S CHOICE IN DISEASE & MEDICINE The paper A.L. Boyd et al., “Identification of chemotherapy-induced leukemic-regenerating cells reveals a transient vulnerability of human AML recurrence,”
It’s flu season. Again. Which means it’s time for the flu vaccine. Again. The reason we need a shot year after year is that different
Two cancer patients were successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) for colitis caused by immunotherapy, according to a case report published today (November 12)
In October, researchers at Kyoto University transplanted cells generated from induced pluripotent stem cells into the brain of a man with Parkinson’s disease, the scientists
While lounging around, human bodies burn about 10 percent more calories in the late afternoon than they do in the early morning, a small study
Antibiotic-resistant infections could kill 2.4 million people in Europe, North America, and Australia by 2050 without further action to combat the infections, according to a
At first, Stuart Harshbarger thought he’d injured his back lifting furniture and boxes. When the pain started, in 2008, “we’d just moved from Detroit to
Getting your appendix removed may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, researchers report yesterday (October 31) in Science Translational Medicine. The team identified the
Large studies have shown that taller people are more likely to develop cancer than shorter people. Until now, it’s been unclear whether the increased risk
A combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy slows disease progression in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, according to results published Saturday (October 20) in the
The activity in a cortical area involved in self-regulation was the best correlate of weight loss in a study published today (October 18) in Cell
Two studies published yesterday (October 9) in Nature Medicine report success using modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to prevent or cure two inherited diseases in mice.
Researchers in the US and Europe have used two gene-editing approaches to correct mitochondrial mutations in live mice. The results, published yesterday (September 24) in
A mix of two monoclonal antibodies against HIV tamped down virus levels in patients not taking antiretroviral medication, according to the results of two early-stage
More than a century ago, Otto Aichel, a German pathologist, made the peculiar observation of cancer cells with characteristics of different cell types, including white
More than a century ago, Otto Aichel, a German pathologist, made the peculiar observation of cancer cells with characteristics of different cell types, including white
Mice that model a severe form of Alzheimer’s disease tend to exhibit improved memory after exercise-induced neuron production, according to a report in Science today
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