Leo Wilson

Unexpected immune response may hold key to long-term cancer remission

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Unexpected immune response may hold key to long-term cancer remission

Results from a preclinical study in mice, led by EPFL, and a collaborative clinical study in patients show that the type 2 immune response — associated with parasitic infection and thought to play a negative role in cancer immunity — is positively correlated with long-term cancer remission. In 2012, 7-year-old Emily Whitehead became the first … Read more

Satellite data fusion enhances the early detection of convective clouds

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Satellite data fusion enhances the early detection of convective clouds

Developing cumulus clouds. Credit: Yang Gao As global warming continues, convective weather events are becoming more frequent. The early stage of these storms, known as convective initiation (CI), can be monitored using geostationary satellites. However, detecting CI accurately remains a challenge. The current detection methods still have a high rate of false alarms and missed … Read more

Covid inquiry: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, tearful medic says

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Covid inquiry: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, tearful medic says

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Politicians chose not to equip the UK with enough intensive care units before the pandemic the chief medical officer has said, as a senior NHS … Read more

Programming cells to target brain tumors

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Unexpected immune response may hold key to long-term cancer remission

Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumour, with an average survival after diagnosis of less than two years, and against which current treatments remain ineffective. In recent years, immunotherapies have given patients renewed hope, albeit with relatively modest success. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Geneva University … Read more

Anti-bullying, sexual harassment resources increase in US schools but gaps remain

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Anti-bullying, sexual harassment resources increase in US schools but gaps remain

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While violence prevention education has increased in U.S. schools, only one in 10 schools today require violence prevention discussions in class, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 National Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center. Chloe Gao, MD/Ph.D. Candidate and lead research author on … Read more

A method of ‘look twice, forgive once’ can sustain social cooperation

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Unexpected immune response may hold key to long-term cancer remission

The theory of indirect reciprocity holds that people who earn a good reputation by helping others are more likely to be rewarded by third parties, but widespread cooperation depends on agreement about reputations. In most theoretical models examining how reputations impact people’s desire to cooperate with one another, reputations are binary — good or bad … Read more

A tandem catalyst for efficient biomass conversion

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A tandem catalyst for efficient biomass conversion

Researchers unveil a novel tandem catalyst approach to selectively convert biomass waste into valuable chemicals, marking a significant step towards sustainable biofuel production. Credit: Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante The global demand for sustainable energy sources has intensified the search for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. … Read more