How does cholera toxin enter a cell?

Sugar-coated proteins on colon cells are key to the uptake of the…

Women are less likely than men to get pneumonia

… and knowing why could lead to new drugs to help…

The benefits of a chickenpox vaccine outweigh the risks

Vaccinating children against varicella-zoster…

How ketamine can help to overcome depression

A single low dose of ketamine can reduce the symptoms of…

Can we use an anti-diabetic drug to treat cancer?

Metformin—a drug used to lower blood sugar levels in…

Prevention is better than cure

Lifestyle changes and treatments that protect against cancer may be…

A gut feeling about rheumatoid arthritis

Certain gut bacteria have been linked to rheumatoid…

Double trouble for cancer cells

Cancer cells die when two common mutations found in lung cancers are…

The drug that makes a virus ‘mutate itself to death’

An experimental antiviral drug called favipiravir…

Could face recognition technology diagnose rare genetic disorders?

A computer algorithm can help…