The Next Generation in Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientists and clinicians have developed and used immune-based therapies, or more simply immunotherapies, to attack cancer in multiple ways. Immunotherapies...
How the brain forms
The human brain can process a picture in just 13 milliseconds. The cellular functions underlying this incredible processing speed involve...
Understanding Immune Tolerance
The immune system surveys the body by sampling proteins, called antigens, from both the human host and any invaders. So...
When the Immune System Attacks
While our immune system functions to protect us from such things as invading microbes, these same defenses can also erroneously...
Emphasize Sex in Research, orders National Institutes of Health
Reproducibility in biological research — or more specifically the lack of it — is an ongoing issue. While experiments may...
Turning Scientists into Investment Analysts
EVEXIA BioFund has continued to grow since its inception in April 2014, now including 65 members and managing a portfolio...
New Treatment Extends Lives for AIDS Patients
Today, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence for those with access to anti-retrovirals. These drugs suppress replication of...
The Most Lethal Part of Cancer
The most lethal part of cancer is that it spreads. Stopping the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, would be...
mtDNA Recombination: O'Farrell Lab
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. These organelles support cellular functions through ATP production and have been implicated in...