Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t mean animal testing in the US is over.

A breakthrough in CAR-T therapy may allow cancer treatment with a single injection, cutting costs and making care more available.

For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new ...

New research suggests the skin does much more than detect damage or keep pathogens out. By tracing how skin cells respond to ...

Developing the system required careful fine-tuning. Too much stimulation can wear out immune cells, while too little allows them to lose function. The researchers optimized the strength of activation ...

T cells are supposed to be relentless. These white blood cells patrol the body, identify threats, and destroy them.

A new form of CAR T kills leukemia, multiple myeloma, and sarcoma in mice, opening the door to a future off-the-shelf cancer treatment without chemotherapy.

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

WE’RE JOINED NOW BY DOCTOR PETER KANG, WHO IS THE ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR WITH UPMC GOHEALTH URGENT CARE. SO MUCH. THANK ...

From childhood coughs and colds, through meningitis B in teens and shingles in older people, here’s how our immunity to ...

Each Thursday, we bring you updates on health policy, community surveys, new clinical studies, programs and services in Southwest and Southside Virginia. In the study, led by Virginia Tech researcher ...