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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Long-lived creatures of the night

11/19/2024

Bat genes may hold the keys to aging, immunity, and cancer. Find out how, as we relive a special Halloween night event with Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø’s Dick McCombie. Watch the video »

Putting out a brain on fire

10/17/2024

LaboratoryProfessor Hiro Furukawa sheds new light on anti-NMDAR encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that may be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. Read the story »

The curious immune cells caught between worlds

9/24/2024

Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø’s Hannah Meyer shows innate-like T cells mature differently in humans and mice. Her discovery could improve preclinical immunotherapy studies. Read the story »

Old chemo drug, new pancreatic cancer therapy?

8/26/2024

Laboratoryscientists have found that folinic acid makes immunotherapy therapy more effective against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice. Read the story »

At the Lab Episode 18: The stress of cancer

8/6/2024

A sobering conversation on a breakthrough discovery with potentially significant implications for cancer patients everywhere. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 16: Bats!

7/23/2024

Shriek if you must. Their remarkable genome might provide new insights into natural links between the immune system, aging, and cancer resistance. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 12: Cancer cops

6/25/2024

In this week’s podcast, LaboratoryAssistant Professor Semir Beyaz reveals how metastatic breast cancer ‘corrupts’ the body’s immune system. Listen to the podcast »

Cocktails & Chromosomes: Immune cells’ brainy convos

5/20/2024

LaboratoryAssistant Professor Lucas Cheadle invites you to listen in to the ongoing conversation between your immune system and your brain. Watch the video »

Women’s health quiz

Laboratoryresearch has yielded insights into a number of women’s health topics, from menopause to breast cancer. Take this quiz to see how far we’ve come. Take the quiz »

The immune system’s moonlighters

2/20/2024

A tiny protein sequence with the potential to unlock new therapies against autoimmune diseases has been hiding in plain sight— until now. Read the story »

A quiz for the ages

Want to know the secret to a long life? So do Laboratoryscientists. Take this short quiz to see what they’ve found out about aging and longevity. Take the quiz »

Can we crack this cancer’s immune response?

11/29/2023

Laboratoryresearch brings scientists closer to understanding how pancreatic cancer interacts with our immune system and why immunotherapy hasn’t worked. Read the story »

Holy immunity! Bat genes key against COVID, cancer

10/16/2023

Rapid evolution has streamlined bats’ immune systems. This may explain why they’re resistant to cancer and viruses like Ebola or COVID-19. Read the story »

Communication breakdown in the brain

1/3/2023

Inside the research to get neurons back in a healthy conversation with one another. Read the story »

Disarming the immune system’s lethal lung response

9/23/2022

Laboratoryresearchers found a drug that prevents lethal lung inflammation in mice, which may lead to better treatments for severe inflammatory conditions. Read the story »