Esther Landhuis
Toothpaste that can treat peanut allergies? It’s in clinical trials
A New York City–based company has launched a trial to start testing [a new] concept in a small group of ...
Puberty resets the brain, giving preteens facing stress and hardship a second chance
A childhood characterized by hardship, negligence or abuse can also alter the neuroendocrine system that regulates how the body responds ...
Do you have food allergies? Manipulating the gut microbiome might treat them
As a child, Cathryn Nagler broke out in hives when she ate eggs. She reacted to penicillin. Working in labs ...
Chasing freedom from food allergies through controversial oral immunotherapy treatments
An idea based on a century-old concept could soon receive FDA approval. But will it cause more anxiety than relief? ...
Targeting cancer with sugar-powered immunotherapy
Over the last few decades, researchers tinkering with molecules that turn an immune cell on and off have created a ...
How a father’s stresses alter sperm and can ‘leave his children scarred’
A stressed-out and traumatized father can leave scars in his children. New research suggests this happens because sperm “learn” paternal ...
Can we slow cancer through the power of positive thinking?
From savoring a piece of cake to hugging a friend, many of life’s pleasures trigger a similar reaction in the ...
Hope for Huntington’s disease? New therapy shows promise in early trial
Huntington’s has no cure. Over decades biotech companies have poured billions of dollars into developing and testing pharmaceuticals for these ...
Cell’s waste bins: Lysosomes’ role stretches beyond ‘trash collector’ to importance in gene activity, cancer
In this loftier reckoning of lysosomes, the organelles deftly integrate metabolic information from throughout the cell and communicate it to ...
Bacteria genetically engineered to make indigo could make dying jeans ‘greener’
Blue jeans get their signature color from indigo, a dye. Producing that indigo releases chemicals that can pollute water and ...