Oncology & Cancer

Enzyme checkpoint identified in tumor-associated macrophages

A study by a scientific team from the University of Vienna and the MedUni Vienna, recently published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology, shows that the enzyme phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) acts as a metabolic checkpoint ...

Health

Could AI help us prepare for the next pandemic?

The first time Elizabeth Ondula thought about using technology to improve public health was when she faced a personal tragedy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her father died and she was unable to travel for his burial due to ...

Neuroscience

A calming neurotransmitter can also be excitatory, study finds

A neurotransmitter previously thought only to calm neurons may also play a role in waking them up, according to a study published in the journal PLOS Biology, a discovery which challenges the textbook view of how neurons ...

Health informatics

Removing bias from health care AI tools

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new health care tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexisting health inequities, researchers urge ...

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