You must hit nine organs to unlock the Open Surgery achievement in Sniper Elite: Resistance. These organs include the Head, ...

A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body's immune response ...

Researchers at the Harvard Medical School discovered that the enzyme GUK1 promotes lung cancer growth by boosting the ...

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth. The enzyme, GUK1, supports metabolism in cancer cells to help tumors grow.

Lung cancer is a particularly challenging form of cancer. It often strikes unexpectedly and aggressively with little warning, and it can shapeshift in unpredictable ways to evade treatment.

Prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke destroys the air sacs in mouse lungs (left). But this destruction is prevented in mice lacking MAIT cells (right). Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly ...

The AI drug discoverer’s oral small molecule was able to reduce SARS-CoV levels in the lungs of infected mice and also neutralized other RNA viruses like hepatitis C, norovirus and flu in ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Using a novel, medication-based approach, a new Northwestern Medicine study successfully reversed existing inguinal hernias in male mice and fully restored their normal anatomy without surgery.

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...