Genetically-engineered immune cells show promise for preventing organ rejection
A Medical University of South Carolina team reports in Frontiers in Immunology that it has engineered a new…
New generation of CRISPR shows safer path to treating genetic diseases
A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases…
How moving to a walkable city can add 1,100 steps to your day
A nationwide study shows that relocating to a more walkable city leads to sustained increases in daily steps…
GIPR signaling opens brain’s gate for GLP-1 weight-loss therapy
A new study uncovers how GIPR signaling in brain cells helps GLP-1 weight-loss drugs bypass the blood-brain barrier…
Depression, breast cancer and migraines among disease and health conditions impacting productivity
Depression and cancer, alongside chronic conditions like sleep apnoea and migraines, are among the leading health burdens on…
Gene editing restores hearing and balance in adult mice with DFNA41 deafness
Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, associate scientist at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Chair in Otolaryngology, at…
Dual epigenetic marks found to regulate cell identity
Shedding light on what determines how cells become what they are meant to be-nerves, bone, muscles, etc.-can also…
Colorectal cancer rates nearly triple among younger people in Sweden
According to a study by Karolinska Institutet, nearly three times as many people under the age of 50…
Triglycerides identified as direct cause of abdominal aortic aneurysms
High levels of triglycerides, the most common type of fat in the body and the foods we eat,…
Surprising sweetness differences in popular U.S. infant formulas
A new study reveals surprising differences in sweetness among top-selling infant formulas and why “more sugar” doesn’t always…
New $90 million research facility opens at CSIRO to house specimens collected over 150 years
Millions of irreplaceable biodiversity specimens have been re-homed at a new CSIRO facility that the agency says will…
PSMA PET/CT improves outcomes for men with recurrent prostate cancer
A new study from Denmark shows for the first time that men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer who…