Reflecting on research discoveries reported in 2024

Studies illuminate connection between biology, physical forces in embryonic development

Study finds blocking second molecule could lead to better treatments

Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies

Molecule also could help explain origins of certain enigmatic autoimmune diseases

The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions

Inflammasome is implicated in autoimmunity, heart disease, neurodegeneration, and more

Researchers uncover why some drugs fail to suppress common protein

New method could allow scaled-up production of generic cells for cancer immunotherapies

Cancer strategies to evade immune system differ by tissue type, study suggests

Gift supports research into rare cancers, community-building

Sharp images of immune protein pair promise to guide drug design