Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s — this protein helps explain why
Amyloid plaques (light pink; artist’s illustration) speckle neurons in a brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Science Photo…
Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria
Mitochondria produce energy for the cell, but have a number of other important roles.Credit: Professors P. Motta &…
Neuro-epithelial circuits promote sensory convergence and intestinal immunity
Gieseck, R. L. 3rd, Wilson, M. S. & Wynn, T. A. Type 2 immunity in tissue repair and…
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish
Detectives often find important clues by digging through rubbish. That approach paid off tremendously for systems biologist Yifat…
Nevada Health Centers and Javara seeking participants for clinical trial | Local News
Nevada Health Centers, a federal Qualified Community Health Center (QCHC), and Javara, a research organization, continue to bring…
Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry
Oddly, about 20% of the B cells in our bodies are autoreactive. They target antigens belonging to our…
Tip Sheet: Expert insights into full-body MRIs and multi-cancer detection tests, breastmilk antibodies — and progress in AI for cancer research
SEATTLE — Oct. 7, 2025 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient…
NLRP3 inflammasome and hearing loss: from mechanisms to therapies | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) affects approximately 1.5 billion people globally. Approximately 430 million of these patients require rehabilitation…
Newfound immune cell in mice hints at why inflammation spikes with old age
Macrophages, which hoover up pathogens, have been implicated in the chronic inflammation that sets in with the march…
Stem Cell Transplants Without Toxic Chemo or Radiation
A Stanford Medicine team has developed a novel antibody-based approach that prepares patients for stem cell transplants without…