In 2011, the first in a new generation of anticancer drugs called checkpoint inhibitors was approved. The drug, known as ipilimumab or Yervoy, stood apart from standard cancer treatments. It worked by ...

3D rendering of a checkpoint inhibitor binding PD-1, a protein on the surface of an immune T cell. This article is part of an ongoing series on checkpoint inhibitors, a novel cancer immunotherapy.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors provide durable clinical responses in multiple difficult-to-treat tumor types. The tumor microenvironment, tumor immunogenicity, antigen presentation, and classic ...

New documentary Missing in Brooks County looks at Falfurrias, one of the busiest immigration checkpoints in the US and the growing number of deaths plaguing the nation’s border region Just off US ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The Hebron Road between Bethlehem and Jerusalem has changed ...

The dog’s name was Blackie, and I knew right away she was trouble. I had two beautiful marijuana buds in a plastic vial in my shaving kit inside a suitcase in the trunk of the car—and the nosey mutt ...

Back in early August, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced new rules covering “checkpoint friendly” laptop bags. The goal of these regulations is to increase the speed and ...

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Frantic clamouring disrupts the usual noises at Israel’s Checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem, where thousands of Palestinian workers queue for hours, starting at 3am, to make ...

It was early in the morning before the sun rose and Palestinian laborers started arriving en masse at the new Qalandiya checkpoint in northern Jerusalem. Most paced quickly toward the crossing, eager ...