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Identification of a unique heterozygous mutation in the IRF4 gene in seven CID patients. Credit: Science Immunology (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade7953 An international consortium co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center immunogeneticist Rubén Martínez-Barricarte, Ph.D., has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections including a life-threatening fungal pneumonia. The discovery, reported

Pathogenic variants related to mitosis and telomere integrity are enriched in sarcoma patients...Read MoreBecki Paris

Some Nepenthes species are capturing more nitrogen, and therefore nutrients, from mammal droppings as compared to those that capture insects. The post Study: Some Tropical...

Psychologists have finally attempted to prove what many of us have all assumed for so long: that having small penis size correlates to owning a sports car.A team from the...

RNS) — The study reports that 90% of clergy respondents said they would encourage someone with depressive symptoms to see a mental health professional. The post Study: US clergy favor medical treatment for depression appeared first on Religion News Service...

Two academics have looked at the scale of declared conflicts of interest (COIs) in UK food policy-making agencies. Erik Millstone, from the University of Sussex, and Tim Lang, of the Centre for Food Policy, City University London, assessed COIs at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Department for Environment...

DENVER (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted...

A randomized, controlled trial of community gardening found that those who started gardening ate more fiber and got more physical activity -- two known ways to reduce risk of cancer and chronic diseases. They also saw their levels of stress and anxiety significantly decrease...