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An experimental protocol fools the immune system into accepting a new organ without debilitating drugs. Could it become routine?
Once considered mere substitutes for embryonic cells, re-engineered adult cells are making breakthroughs of their own.
As medicine battles antibiotic resistance, tougher drugs breed still more deadly bacteria. New approaches could break the cycle.
Acute inflammation fights off infection, but the chronic kind, simmering inside most of the population, can be deadly.
Injected RNA, which can turn off genes and halt production of harmful proteins, could profoundly affect the way we treat disease.
When troubled kids erupt, the traditional view calls for tougher parenting. A new approach substitutes skill building for punishment.
It appears that natural selection isn’t the only way traits are passed along. Environmental influences, too, may get embedded in our DNA.
When the powerhouses of cells—mitochondria—black out, a host of diseases ensue. The trick is to get them humming again.
Genetic variations, it turns out, explain why everyone experiences pain differently. Now medicine can push toward personalized relief.
Someday, we might all be taking it—even if we don’t really need it.
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