What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don't need it—and if it bursts, you need surgery fast.
Mar 9, 2026
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Antibodies
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AAAAI: Omalizumab as effective as multifood oral immunotherapy for individuals with food allergy
Individuals with one to three allergenic foods are able to introduce and continue eating allergenic foods at 12 months after multifood oral immunotherapy (mOIT) or omalizumab, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Mar 6, 2026
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AAAAI: No increase seen in asthma exacerbations with ICI use for melanoma, renal cell carcinoma
For patients with asthma, receipt of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for melanoma or renal cell carcinoma is not associated with an increased risk for exacerbations, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Machine-learning immune-system analysis study may hold clues to personalized medicine
How people with compromised immune systems respond to vaccines is an important area of immunological research. A study led by York University has found that not only could machine-learning models accurately pinpoint differences ...
Mar 4, 2026
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New diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis discovered in cerebrospinal fluid
Researchers from the MPI of Biochemistry and the Technical University of Munich have discovered new diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects 3 million people worldwide. Using mass spectrometry, ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Smart patch detects allergies before symptoms strike
A wearable device that alerts people with food allergies before a reaction begins has the potential to reduce life-threatening anaphylaxis and transform allergy management from reactive to preventive care. The AllergE patch ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Twenty years cancer-free: One man's story illustrates progress against follicular lymphoma
Twenty years. That's how long Robert Oman has been cancer-free, thanks to a clinical trial offered at the University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute. And he isn't alone: 70% of patients in the trial who had advanced-stage ...
Mar 1, 2026
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Blood test predicts which bladder cancer patients may safely skip surgery
Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence within the bladder, according ...
Feb 27, 2026
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Immune blueprint maps how the system fights most widespread form of malaria parasite
New research co-led by Burnet Institute and WEHI has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving the way for the first effective vaccine against the most widespread form of malaria. Published in ...
Feb 26, 2026
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How can a tick bite cause a deadly meat allergy? An expert explains
An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation's first death from a tick-induced meat allergy. New South Wales Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes Jeremy Webb ...
Feb 26, 2026
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