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3D illustration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis
New findings on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders    
The study explains why treatments for many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases raise the risk of contracting TB—and also upends long-held assumptions about what kicks off an immune response.      

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Why a promising breast cancer drug doesn’t work—and how to improve it
A treatment that appears effective in cancers such as myelofibrosis consistently fails in breast cancer clinical trials. A new study explains why.
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Cancer cells may be using lipids to hide from the immune system
New study demonstrates that one type of lipid is so critical for immune evasion that certain cancers cannot proliferate without them. Modulating intake of dietary lipids could open up an avenue for...
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This technique for studying cell receptors could have sweeping implications for drug development
Researchers created a tool capable of comprehensively mapping crucial interactions underlying drug efficacy in one superfamily of cell receptors.
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New insight into the protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome
Findings bolster the idea that the functions of this protein—MeCP2—are more centered on nucleosomes, rather than other forms of DNA.

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Gabriel Victora named HHMI Investigator
Victora, who studies how antibodies are generated in response to infection and immunization, is among 26 scientists nationwide to receive this designation.
Elizabeth Campbell launches Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenesis
The infectious disease specialist will continue her groundbreaking work on the transcriptomes of the pathogens behind tuberculosis and Covid.
Leslie B. Vosshall honored with the Dickson Prize in Medicine
Vosshall is recognized for her pioneering studies of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits pathogens causing human diseases including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.

Latest awards & honors

Winrich Freiwald receives António Champalimaud Vision Award
September 11, 2024
Svetlana Mojsov wins the Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
June 19, 2024

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