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Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

August 15, 2025

Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease

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Research Identifies New Ways To Supercharge Cancer Immunotherapy

August 12, 2025

Findings, based on mouse studies, could pave the way for more effective cancer treatments

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Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?

August 6, 2025

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

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How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand

July 16, 2025

New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans

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In Hard-To-Treat Form of Tuberculosis, Shorter, Gentler Therapy Shows Unequal Benefit

July 16, 2025

Study suggests treatment should be tailored for disease severity

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Medicines That Unleash the Immune System To Fight Cancer

July 7, 2025
The story behind the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors, fulfilling the promise of cancer…
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How Buying Primary Care on the Free Market Adds to Doctor Shortages

June 24, 2025

Health care policy researcher discusses the pros and cons of concierge medicine

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2025 Warren Alpert Prize Honors Scientists Whose Discoveries Culminated in Novel HIV Treatment

June 19, 2025

Twice-a-year injection with lenacapavir can prevent HIV infection

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Virology Lab Probes the Dark Matter of Viral Genomes

June 12, 2025

Shira Weingarten-Gabbay finds proteins that help immune system ward off viruses

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Improving Creation of Microglia in a Dish for Brain Research

June 10, 2025

More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development

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Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters

June 5, 2025

Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care

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Fish With Legs and Sea Slug Thieves: Lessons From Unusual Organisms

June 2, 2025

Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles

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