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The technology that rushed COVID-19 vaccines to clinics in record time has found a second calling. mRNA-based treatments are now holding melanoma in check for years and showing early wins against pancreatic and brain tumors, cancers long thought untouchable by the immune system. Key Takeaways: The progress arrives at an […]

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Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth — a resource that resolves longstanding contradictions in the field and could lay the groundwork for future therapeutic strategies. The study, published in Science, analyzed more than 100,000 nuclei […]