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Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer

The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.

Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control, decision-making during adolescent brain development

A Penn study shows developing brain networks support cognition in youth, from decision-making and self-control to complex thought.

Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory

Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.

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3D renderings of antibody molecules and brain cells

AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease

Set to enter hospice care, a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease is now in remission after treatment with a medication predicated as the top treatment by an AI-guided analysis.

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Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer

Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control, decision-making during adolescent brain development

Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory

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AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease