The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to Complement Therapeutics’ CTx001, the ...

Scientists are testing the ancient herb borage to see which healing claims hold up and where modern evidence still falls ...

For generations, Brazilians have turned to a colorful garden plant to soothe aching joints, trusting experience long before ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

Cancer researchers have chased the idea of a universal cancer vaccine for decades. The promise sounds bold and almost impossible at first. One platform would help the immune system recognize many ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

Encouraging the liver to generate certain signals normally produced by the thymus can help counteract age-related reductions in T-cell numbers and improve how well the immune system responds to ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

1Division of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 2Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Search for ...

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