Researchers from the Institute of Glycomics have identified a novel bacterial sensor in Campylobacter species that enable the pathogenic cells…
Home »
Hundreds of animal species could harbor novel coronaviruses
Hundreds of mammal species could serve as incubators for coronaviruses to mix and match with one another, potentially forming new…
Insight about tumor microenvironment could boost cancer immunotherapy
A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in the areas surrounding tumors—known as the tumor microenvironment—subvert the immune…
Next flu season could be extra weird, and potentially very bad
Social distancing has nearly extinguished the spread of influenza and other respiratory viruses. But that means future outbreaks could be…
Reimbursing hospitals for postpartum contraception could prevent unintended pregnancies
A new study finds that providing people who have recently given birth access to long-acting reversible methods of contraception, such…
How vaccine rollouts, school testing and contact tracing could all be improved
A bitter lesson of the past month is that viruses move fast. The good news of the deployment of the…
Why lockdown could be wrecking Britain's eyesight
Why lockdown could be wrecking Britain’s eyesight: Lack of daylight and hours staring at small screens may have side-effect you…
New York could run out of vaccine stock by next week’s end: mayor
New York City could run out of its COVID-19 vaccine stock “by the end of next week,” Mayor Bill de…
Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases
A new computational analysis suggests that a vaccine or medication that could shorten the infectious period of COVID-19 may potentially…
Combined approach could boost breast cancer immunotherapy, study suggests
Activating an immune signaling pathway best known for fighting viral and bacterial infections can boost the ability of genetically engineered…