Oncology & Cancer

Doctors: Long-lasting cell treatment cured leukemia patients

In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson's leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there's no sign of cancer in his body.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US health official apologizes for touting false plasma data

Dr Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, apologized Monday after misrepresenting a key statistic on how effective blood plasma is for treating COVID-19 when announcing an emergency approval ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

A memory aid for seniors: laughter

(HealthDay)—Humor and laughter may help combat memory loss in the elderly, a new study suggests.

Neuroscience

Researchers provide new framework for studying brain organization

UCLA researchers and colleagues at Emory University and other research centers have combined data simulation and experimental observation to bridge a gap between two major properties of large-scale organization of the human ...

Medications

Candidate H7N9 avian flu vaccine works better with adjuvant

An experimental vaccine to protect people against H7N9 avian influenza prompted immune responses in 59 percent of volunteers who received two injections at the lowest dosage tested, but only if the vaccine was mixed with ...

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