Health

Personalized cancer vaccines are having a moment
Personalized cancer vaccines were a recurring theme at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in 2024.
The threat of avian flu — and what we can do to stop it
Avian flu is infecting cows on US dairy farms, and now a person has caught it — but new research could help us avoid a bird flu pandemic.
When an antibiotic fails: MIT scientists are using AI to target “sleeper” bacteria
Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but AI can help efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.
Is it safe to hang out with friends now?
“Off-switch” in mouse brains offers new hope for pain relief
Children and seniors to join Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine trial
Relaunching the NBA, repairing medical devices, and more COVID-19 updates
Bats are not the enemy
The road to reopening, according to a Nobel Prize winner
Virus-repellent coating could help end the PPE shortage
Human challenge trials, schools reopening, and more COVID-19 updates
Eating out during the coronavirus looks a little different now
A coronavirus-detecting face mask could arrive this summer