High salt concentrations are present in the affected skin of people with atopic dermatitis and promote the differentiation of the T helper cells involved in the development of allergic diseases.

The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.

The treatment will be tested in a handful of patients who suffered nerve damage in sports or traffic accidents.

The World Health Organization reports that a number of countries are experiencing “sizeable” numbers of the infection due to a failure to vaccinate.

When implanted into mice, the “pseudo-islets” helped treat the animals’ diabetes symptoms.

Human lung cancer cells can form an invasive pack that coordinates its movement during metastasis.  

The agency sends warning letters to makers of products that claim to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases, and announces changes to its enforcement practices.

The outbreak has infected 50,000 people and killed 300, most of them children, since cases began to crop up in October 2018.

Donald Trump announced a plan to drastically cut HIV transmission by 2030, but some scientists and nonprofits aren’t sure the administration will follow through.