Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine research

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Baltimore discovered that genetic material of tumor viruses could make DNA from their RNA genome

All photos courtesy of CalTechDavid Baltimore, co-recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and president emeritus and the Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Biology at Caltech, died on Sept. 6. He was 87.

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By Claire Marie Porter

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Respiratory viruses can wake up breast cancer cells in lungs, preclinical study shows

Common respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza, can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors, according to a preclinical study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Utrecht University.

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Prasad’s stricter FDA policy for COVID-19 vaccines could limit future access

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Pandemic caused temporary disruptions in CRC screening and minimal impact on diagnosis, two studies show

Two recent studies by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine explore the effect of the pandemic on colorectal cancer screening tests and diagnostic colonoscopies in central Indiana.

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By W. Kimryn Rathmell

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Nobel laureate David Baltimore dies at 87
Baltimore discovered that genetic material of tumor viruses could make DNA from their RNA genome

Vinay Prasad falls from grace at FDA upon flunking Trump political purity test
MAHA leaders agree on one point: COVID was mishandled. Is that enough to run science-based agencies?