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Conditions and Diseases
Cancers
Novel immunotherapy approach treats rare cancer-causing condition
2023
A personalized clinical decision tool for women at high-risk of breast cancer
2022
Frequent use of chemical hair straighteners and relaxers is associated with uterine cancer
2022
Targeted therapy improves survival for younger lymphoma patients
2022
A new treatment for kidney cancers related to von Hippel-Lindau disease
2021
Diabetes drug may lower risk of certain types of breast cancer
2021
Genetically engineering immune cells to stop cancer from spreading
2021
How the cell’s DNA replication machinery overcomes obstacles
2021
Modeling the interplay between processes that induce cancer-causing mutations
2021
A less toxic frontline therapy for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
2020
A novel method for producing astatine-based cancer therapeutics
2020
Blood test predicts liver cancer risk
2020
Changing fate by personalizing treatment for a high-risk blood cancer
2020
Discovery of a new form of immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer
2020
First therapy approved for children with genetic tumor syndrome
2020
Treating a rare HIV-associated cancer without chemotherapy
2020
A simple way to screen for cervical cancer with a smartphone
2019
Cellular diversity helps liver cancer shrug off immunotherapy
2019
Drugs for DIPG: a guide for new therapies in a rare, lethal pediatric brain cancer
2019
Revealing the structure of a sugar-transferring enzyme associated with colorectal cancer
2019
Stress hormones regulate stomach inflammation
2019
Bugs or bacon? How diet and the microbiome influence colorectal cancer risk
2018
Controlling liver cancer via the gut microbiome
2018
Metarrestin: a new approach to targeting the leading cause of cancer mortality
2018
Discovering how cells repair lethal DNA-protein crosslinks
2017
Fostering the first FDA-approved drug for Merkel cell carcinoma
2017
FOUND: essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
2017
How tumors invade and destroy tissues
2017
Mapping platinum in the inner ear after chemotherapy
2017
New biomarkers associated with lingering cancer treatment fatigue symptoms
2017
Engineering immunity to tumor elements
2016
Enhanced risk-based lung cancer screening may prevent more deaths
2016
Stimulating interferon genes to interfere with cancer
2016
Harnessing the immune system to fight epithelial cancers
2015
HPV test better predicts cervical cancer risk than Pap test
2014
Time between morning wake-up and smoking a cigarette associated with rate of lung cancer risk
2014
Deciphering how chromosomal mix-ups lead to tumors
2010
Foundation for CAR T-cell therapy Yescarta
2010
The HPV vaccine: Two decades of research pays off
2001
There’s no “magic bullet” for cancer. Or is there?
2001
Finding one disease is actually many: Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
2000
Understanding and sensing DNA damage
1998
Lifting the lid on kidney cancer: Exposing the underlying genetics
1995
Discovering a growth factor and its incredible healing powers
1989
Genetics and Birth Defects
Genetic mutation associated with a form of muscular dystrophy can also block nose development
2023
Identification of a new genetic disorder affecting the brain and skull
2021
Age and ancestry affect production of induced pluripotent stems cells
2020
Visualizing the structure and coordination of the DNA replication machinery
2019
A novel mRNA modification may impact the human genetic code
2018
Control of secretory granule maturation by the pgant9 gene
2018
Iron exporter mutations provide malaria protection but predispose African Americans to iron overload disease
2018
Is cigarette choice genetic? Examining connections between race and a preference for menthol
2018
Mitochondria in age-related disease: the importance of heteroplasmy
2018
Promising new treatment for fatal neurological disease Niemann-Pick type C1
2018
Discovering X-linked acrogigantism: a new infant-onset overgrowth syndrome
2017
Extending the genetic code: identifying new DNA bases
2016
Gene therapy to restore the architecture of the inner ear
2016
Linking genetics to recurrent strokes in children with DADA2
2014
Studying childhood stroke to better understand inflammatory diseases
2014
They might be giants: Understanding a childhood genetic defect
2014
Power in numbers: identifying new genes associated with ankylosing spondylitis
2013
Tackling the mysteries of osteosarcoma in children by uncovering gene variants associated with risk
2013
A new approach to treating organ damage in inflammatory diseases
2012
DNA and damage control: A complex web of players
2012
Using genetics to understand stuttering
2012
Team science unravels the link between ALS and FTD
2011
Breaking down complex autoinflammatory diseases, and building up new hope
1997
Therapy for inherited enzyme deficiencies
1991
Infections
A single-shot Marburg vaccine shows promise
2023
Low-dose monoclonal antibody injections prevent malaria infection
2023
New technology provides hope for HIV cure strategies
2023
Thwarting the flu with nanoparticle-based universal influenza vaccines
2022
Biological activity-based modeling identifies potential COVID-19 treatments
2021
Using monoclonal antibodies to prevent malaria
2021
A Nobel win for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus
2020
Coronavirus’ cellular exit strategy may aid its spread through the body
2020
Developing a crucial animal model for studying COVID-19
2020
Genetic and immunologic underpinnings of some cases of severe COVID-19
2020
How the malaria parasite feeds inside a red blood cell
2020
Rapid development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines
2020
Assessing vital therapies for Ebola in the midst of an outbreak
2019
Trust your gut: probiotics could directly block staphylococcus infection
2018
Three-in-one antibody protects monkeys from HIV-like virus
2017
Identifying novel monoclonal antibodies against Ebola virus
2016
Repurposed drugs to the rescue: treating Zika
2016
Repurposing existing drugs and discovering new antivirals for hepatitis C
2015
Repurposing drugs to fight Ebola
2014
Revealing drug-resistant malaria’s genetic and molecular fingerprint
2014
Simple new tool makes treatment for neglected tropical diseases safer
2014
Testing a potential vaccine for the Chikungunya virus
2014
Can fewer doses of HPV vaccine provide immunity?
2013
Candidate vaccine against RSV, a common childhood infection
2013
Developing a vaccine for all four dengue viruses
2013
Discovering a new hepatitis C gene—and its implications for precision medicine
2013
Investigational malaria vaccine found to be safe and protective
2013
Seeing the shape of hepatitis B’s action
2013
Can we outwit the influenza virus with a universal vaccine?
2012
Identifying a promising HIV vaccine target
2012
Visualizing a viral infection as it happens
2012
Understanding bacterial immune systems
2011
Illuminating a path toward HIV vaccine development
2010
Stopping Dengue in its tracks
2010
Identifying and understanding rare immune system diseases
2001
Discovering new tuberculosis drugs
2000
In the fight against viral hepatitis A, vaccines save lives
1995
Advancing early, rapid diagnosis of river blindness
1991
Protecting at-risk children from a severe respiratory disease
1989
First detection and screening of the HIV virus
1985
Hitting HIV hard with HAART therapy
1985
Demonstration that HTLV-III is the causative agent of AIDS
1984
Discovery of the disease agent causing Lyme disease
1981
Discovery of the first human retroviruses
1980
Developing the first rotavirus vaccine
1974
Substance Abuse
FDA-approved heart medication shows promise as treatment for alcohol use disorder
2022
Two distinct mechanisms drive severe alcoholic liver disease
2022
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