Immune cells can switch from ‘gang members’ to ‘police officers’
When the immune system overreacts, as in an allergic reaction, cells causing trouble can change into cells that dampen the
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Can you treat a UTI without antibiotics? 7 home remedies
UTIs are among the most common bacterial infections in the United States. They are especially prevalent in women, around 50
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Game-changer for Parkinson’s disease outcomes
A unique gaming system called ‘OrbIT’ will play a lead role in the fight to improve life for individuals living
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Whooping cough vaccine: The power of first impressions: Type of pertussis vaccine used to prime immune system permanently skews immune response
The current whooping cough vaccine was universally adopted in the US in 1996 to replace the original vaccine based on
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Altitude sickness drug appears to slow progression of glioblastoma: Acetazolamide increased sensitivity to treatment and enhanced survival in mice
A drug used to treat altitude sickness — as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures — may also
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Forest ecology shapes Lyme disease risk in the eastern US: Predators, acorns, & fragmentation regulate numbers of infected ticks
In the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low
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When fat people dare to exercise in public
Yoga teacher and positive body image advocate Jessamyn Stanley. The anxiety associated with traversing the workout industry is enough to
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Alarming trend shows first-time smoking among young adults
Millennials living more dangerously and settling down later could be creating a new generation of addicted smokers and e-cigarette users,
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Insights from metabolites get us closer to a test for chronic fatigue syndrome
A study led by researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public
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Rare pediatric skin conditions often get expensive, inconsistent care
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to conduct a large-scale analysis of treatments and outcomes
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