Cancer immunotherapies are considered as revolutionary. But many cancer patients don’t respond to them. In a new clinical trial, researchers are testing whether gut microbes are the key to remission.
Jimmy Carter is now cancer-free, but is it right to say that he’s been cured?
Ultrasound is perhaps best known as an imaging technique to monitor pregnancy or disease. When these sound waves are highly concentrated, however, they can be used to treat a host of diseases.
The trouble with treating cancer is that each type has its own quirks. The quirks of pancreatic cancer make it one of the most lethal. The survival period after diagnosis is only four to six months. The…
This study further highlights the potential of mRNA vaccines in cancer treatment.
People with HIV need to take daily medication to keep the virus at bay. A study has found that a new treatment combination could boost immunity and control virus levels even after stopping medication.
If you can’t find the specific T cells you need to fight a cancer, make them.
There’s a new therapy for treating peanut allergy that is showing promise in phase 3 trials.
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for encouraging immune cells to attack cancer. See how their work has revolutionized cancer therapies and medicine.
From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research.
