High levels of gut bacterial toxin trigger lupus nephritis

The body's immune reaction to increased levels of a toxic molecule, part of a bacterial species in the human gut, may reveal who is most at risk of developing lupus nephritis, according to a new study led by NYU Langone Health. ...

Can the pill be side-effect free and taken on demand?

Preventing pregnancy is largely viewed as the responsibility of anyone who can become pregnant. It's a burden that can hold significant emotional, financial and physical weight (not just the bathroom scale kind).

Researchers explore new approach to multivirus drug development

Wanted: a cheap, multipotent treatment for viral infections. Must be able to handle new or unfamiliar strains, or (even better) a broad range of viruses—whatever comes along, in other words. Must be impervious to viral attempts ...

New tool can see how different brain cell types work together

When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded. These signals can be used to understand how the brain performs certain computations or even to identify ...

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