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Medications

Finding new drugs to fight malaria

Malaria is an infection of red blood cells and is caused by parasites that are transferred to humans by mosquitoes. If left untreated, it can be fatal. In 2020 alone, nearly half the globe's population was at risk of being ...

Neuroscience

The hemispheres are not equal: How the brain is not symmetrical

At first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on an imaginary axis dividing the faces of most people. And finally, the brain: it is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Targeted travel restrictions fail to halt spread of COVID-19

As countries start to scale down their SARS-CoV-2 surveillance efforts, the results of a new study highlight the importance of continuing robust surveillance in regions of early spread for providing timely information on ...

Medical research

Study uncovers possible path for improving T cell therapies

A study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences discovered new information about the inner workings of the immune system that could have a profound impact on T cell therapies for cancer and other diseases.

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