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  • Scientists discover how to harness T cells to combat entire viral families
    on May 21, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that combining key vaccine ingredients could give the body the tools it needs to fight the entire family of arenaviruses with a single vaccine. This “pan-arenavirus” vaccine approach may protect against life-threatening infections from Lassa virus, Junin virus, and many other arenaviruses with pandemic potential.

  • Targeting inflammation may help overcome drug resistance in colon cancer
    on May 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse. According to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center investigators, colorectal tumors often find multiple ways to survive treatment, including additional genetic mutations and activation of cellular pathways typically associated with inflammation and regeneration. Targeting this tumor-specific inflammatory process could enhance the efficacy of some anticancer therapies and prevent drug resistance.

  • Stem cells at the root of tooth aging point to possible treatment
    on May 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss. Teeth have an intrinsic capability to regenerate, a process that is driven by dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) that replenish the dental pulp, including the dentin-producing cells called odontoblasts.

  • AI uses everyday language to make genetic diagnosis easier
    on May 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    A new computational tool called MARRVEL-MCP helps researchers move toward genetic diagnoses more efficiently by analyzing and interpreting vast amounts of genetic and biological information using everyday language. The study, conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, appeared in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

  • Symptoms of depression and anxiety appear in just 14 days without these five daily habits
    on May 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    New research from Macquarie University has found removing everyday positive mental health behaviors for just two weeks can rapidly trigger symptoms of depression and anxiety in otherwise healthy adults. These symptoms then resolve once those actions are resumed. The work is published in the journal JMIR Formative Research.