Researchers report that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) shows significant promise for treating fear of cancer recurrence in women who…
Drug-light combo could offer control over CAR T-cell therapy
Bioengineers are a step closer to making CAR T-cell therapy safer, more precise and easy to control. They developed a…
More aggressive blood pressure control benefits brains of older adults
A new study followed 199 hypertension patients 75 years of age and older for 3 years.
Inactive receptor renders cancer immunotherapies ineffective
The aim of immunotherapies is to enable the immune system once again to fight cancer on its own. Drugs known…
Gene mutation in the chloride channel triggers rare high blood pressure syndrome
When the adrenal gland produces too much aldosterone, this often leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage (hyperaldosteronism). It…
Why bright light keeps us awake
Researchers are reporting a novel technique for tracing the activity of individual nerve fibers known as axons, and determining how…
Did early mammals turn to night life to protect their sperm?
Humans are diurnal — we are active in the day and sleep at night. But diurnalism is by far the…
Frontotemporal dementia is associated with alterations in immune system function
Recent research has revealed increased inflammatory activity in a subgroup of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Increased inflammation was associated…
The brain does not follow the head
The human brain is about three times the size of the brains of great apes. This has to do, among…
Cell family trees tracked to discover their role in tissue scarring and liver disease
Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and cancer consists of two cellular families with…