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New Strategy for Preventing Relapse After CAR T-Cell Therapy

August 2, 2024

Booster treatment improved long-term immune therapy success in models of multiple myeloma

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Which Strains of Tuberculosis Are the Most Infectious?

August 1, 2024

Shared geographic origin between TB strain and human host could amplify risk for infection

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Creating the Next Generation of mRNA Vaccines

July 29, 2024

New tech promises longer and more potent protection with smaller doses and fewer side effects

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What Will the New Cardiovascular Risk Calculator Mean for Patients?

July 29, 2024

Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes as fewer people become eligible for meds

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Evolution Tamed Once-Deadly Western Equine Encephalitis. Should We Still Worry?

July 25, 2024

The fate of a mutating virus offers important clues for pandemic preparedness

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How Machine Learning Is Propelling Structural Biology

July 17, 2024

Cell biologist embraces new tools to study human development on the smallest scale

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Meet the Brain Cells that May Help Us Adapt to Changes in Day Length

July 17, 2024

Study illuminates circadian rhythms, disorders with seasonal flare-ups

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Creating a Map of Word Meaning in the Brain

July 11, 2024

Researchers used neural activity to understand how the human brain represents the words it hears

A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.

Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

July 1, 2024

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

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Changes to Gut Microbiome May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

June 28, 2024

Research links specific species and strains of gut microbes to type 2 diabetes across populations

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Providing Ethical Guidance when Translating Science into Technology

June 25, 2024

Collaborative ethics aims to ensure safety and benefit for everyone

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Climate Change-Fueled Weather Events Linked to Worsened Heart Health

June 20, 2024

Largest-yet review points to climate’s interplay with cardiovascular disease

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