Most microbes in and around our bodies are harmless, but some evolve to become deadly threats to individual and public health.
Telomeres, which cap the ends of human chromosomes, may hold the key to understanding how humans age and develop diseases.
Immune therapy is a cancer treatment approach that uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells. Learn more about this treatment.
Chemotherapy uses drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from multiplying. Learn more about this treatment.
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.