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A child being vaccinated by a pediatrician.
Key details about broadly neutralizing antibodies provide insights for universal flu vaccine

New research on polyreactive broadly neutralizing antibodies shows the challenges of balancing an effective immune response.

David Chang, MD, lymphedema surgery expert, portrait in surgical suite
UChicago Medicine enrolling patients in LymphBridge clinical study for surgical treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema
A jigsaw puzzle in the shape of a brain, missing two pieces.
Unusual mechanism in rare mutation associated with Alzheimer’s disease uncovered by University of Chicago researchers
distressed woman
Women had “alarmingly high rates” of mental health problems during start of the pandemic
Apes show dramatically different early immune responses compared to monkeys
Rhesus monkey
The spontaneous asymmetric constriction of the hERG channel’s selectivity filter, as revealed by molecular dynamics simulations.
UChicago Medicine research reveals intriguing theory on hERG potassium channel function that could help improve heart care
Lev Becker, PhD
Lev Becker, PhD: How childhood experience playing chess informs his cancer research
vitamin d
Study suggests high vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19, especially for Black people
A scientist looking into a microscope.
Researchers uncover inhibitory role of ‘Ter cells’ in cancer therapies
An artist
Long-accepted theory of vertebrate origin upended by fossilized fish larvae
The National Cancer Institute’s Genomic Data Commons (GDC), launched in 2016
Genomic Data Commons provides unprecedented cancer data resource
Evidence shows how the human brain may tap into visual cues when lacking a sense of touch
children touching plant
Woman with fibroid pain holding her stomach
Study discovers safe, effective oral treatment for uterine fibroids
Physicians in lab coats watching a presentation in a conference room.
Study finds gender disparities on National Institutes of Health study sections
A fruit fly larval spinal cord.
Study shows how some neurons compensate for death of their neighbors
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