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Anna Giuliano’s research on HPV infections and vaccines helped transform cervical cancer from a leading killer into a disease that the WHO now believes can be eliminated.

A rapid interferon response from nasal epithelial cells induces a cascade of responses during infection, from reduced viral load and cell damage to inflammation.

Fossilized microscopic algae offer insights into historic environmental conditions and provide a clearer picture of how the climate has changed through the ages.

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new paths toward targeted treatments.

Promoting brown fat activity could counteract hypertension by reshaping the molecular signals that govern vascular stiffness.

Pangenomics studies generate huge amounts of data. A new data compression method could make pangenomic analysis accessible to more researchers.

This postdoc investigates how behavioral signals reveal pain and emotion in animals, and how technology can help decode them.

Elevated vaginal inflammation may increase birth risks in pregnant women with IBD, though healthier diets may help mitigate this effect.

Studying how ancient animals lived and why they died out can offer important insight to protecting species today.

The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε3 and ε4 gene variants may cause nearly half of all dementia cases.

A new single cell-based screening tool evaluates how well antibiotics kill bacteria and may help researchers determine which drugs perform best in patients.

A combination of physiological, neurological, genetic, and habit-linked factors influences how prone one is to feeling motion sickness.