Immunology

Antihypotensive agent disrupts the immune system in sepsis

Patients who go into septic shock are treated with the antihypotensive agent norepinephrine. Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center published results in today's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care ...

Oncology & Cancer

Scientists reveal how mutations in metabolism can drive cancers

Our cells have several ways to repair DNA that breaks when the cells divide. However, genetic mutations can disable these DNA repair mechanisms, destabilize the cells, and trigger cancer. In a paper published today in the ...

Genetics

Study identifies group of genes with altered expression in autism

Autism has long been associated only with behavioral and environmental factors, but the role of genetics in its development is now increasingly evident. Some 100 genes have been found to play a role in autism spectrum disorder, ...

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