Nature • September 2024

Detecting hidden brain injuries

Biomarker tests could help to diagnose people with mild traumatic brain injury when scans show nothing.

Nature • May 2024

Natural killer cells show their cancer-fighting worth

Although natural-killer-cell therapies are safer than T-cell therapies and offer other advantages, they require upgrades to overcome their limited lifespan and susceptibility to immunosuppression.

Nature • March 2023

SGLT2 inhibitors breathe life into kidney-disease care

Researchers want to expand the use of drugs that protect the hearts and kidneys of people with chronic kidney disease.

Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World • August 2022

The Best Pregnancy Test

A pregnancy test result should be clear and trustworthy. Choosing a reliable test upfront may save you the emotional turmoil of an uncertain result. Or, at the very least, it will save you some cash. We’ve assessed 26 different tests, scoured online reviews and manufacturers’ testing data, and talked with a clinical chemist, a fertility specialist, and an expert on the pregnancy hormone hCG.

Nature • December 2021

Innovative therapies to tackle platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Combining existing drugs with the targeting of biological features of ovarian tumours could extend life when platinum chemotherapy fails.

Nature • June 2021

Immune cells that remember inflammation could offer treatment targets for atherosclerosis

A type of immune-cell priming called trained immunity is helping researchers to understand the disease mechanisms behind the build up of fatty deposits in arteries.

Science News • June 2021

A repurposed TB vaccine shows early promise against diseases like diabetes and MS

The effects of the BCG shot on infections and autoimmune diseases is beginning to make sense

Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews • January 2021

Unseen scars of childhood trauma

Twenty years of research have established the connection between adverse childhood experiences and long-term health. Now researchers are looking for ways to measure the biology behind the correlation and try to reverse it.

Nature • September 2020

Making radiation oncology more personal

The technology to fine-tune radiotherapy to an individual is here, but a lack of research is holding back its use.

Nature • June 2020

How extracellular vesicles can enhance drug delivery

In exosomes, our bodies have an efficient means of transmitting RNA information. Researchers want to use it to deliver drugs.

Nature • May 2020

Redefining the diagnostic criteria for COPD

Many people with symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease don’t meet the criteria for diagnosis. The field is grappling with how to define and treat these patients.

Nature Medicine • February 2020

Four ways researchers are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak

“The reason we were able to go so fast this time is we've been working on solutions for coronaviruses for several years now,” says Barney Graham, Deputy Director of the Vaccine Research Center at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland, who is overseeing the development of a vaccine candidate.

Nature • November 2019

Tailoring vaccines for older people and the very young

Infants and those over 65 are at the highest risk of infectious disease. A better understanding of age-specific immunity is needed to design vaccines that work for them.

Science News • November 2019

Mom’s immune system and microbiome may help predict premature birth

Every Monday, Jennifer Degl leads a group through the halls of the neonatal intensive care unit at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. The volunteers offer support to the parents of babies born early and struggling to survive. Seven years ago, Degl, a high school science teacher in Putnam County, was one of those anxious parents.

New York Times Parenting • November 2019

Should You Screen Your Child for Celiac Disease?

Some kids have symptoms for years before learning they have the condition, but experts have said that screening everyone in childhood may not be the best answer.

Nature Medicine • August 2019

Single-cell sequencing edges into clinical trials

Parsing the DNA of individual cells gives a higher-resolution view of health and disease.

The Scientist Magazine® • June 2019

Infographic: Commensal Mimicry in Autoimmune Disease

Recent work indicates that antigens originating from the microbiome may look, from the perspective of immune cells, like proteins found in the human body, and may therefore trigger an autoimmune response.

The Scientist Magazine® • June 2019

Do Commensal Microbes Stoke the Fire of Autoimmunity?

Molecules produced by resident bacteria and their hosts may signal immune cells to attack the body’s own tissues.

The New York Times • May 2019

Care For Your Premature Baby With Confidence

Bringing your preemie home can be daunting. But parents who have participated in their baby’s care in the hospital will be well prepared.

The New York Times • May 2019

With a Premature Baby in the NICU, Parental Support Is Key

Meeting your baby for the first time in the NICU can be jarring. But as a parent, you are a vital part of your preemie’s care and can get involved right away.