Varying mutation rates in healthy organs explain cancer risk
A new study by scientists at City of Hope® and TGen, part of City of Hope, found surprisingly…
Thyroid Medication Recall Elevated to Highest Warning Level: FDA
NEED TO KNOW The FDA has elevated the recall of a thyroid medication to Class I, due to…
Could scorpion venom inspire new treatments for liver disease?
From blocking inflammatory immune pathways to disrupting hepatitis viruses, scorpion-derived peptides are attracting attention as potential drug candidates,…
Study reveals why many patients fail to recover after stroke
A clot forms. Blood flow to the brain is blocked. Starved of oxygen, neurons begin to die. This…
DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions…
Thinning cancer cells’ sugar coating could expose tumors to immune attack
Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat…
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…
Structured setup drives patient engagement with virtual reality therapy
A new study published in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing demonstrates that the way virtual reality therapeutics (VRx)…
3 Stocks Poised to Disrupt the Healthcare Market by 2030
The biggest mistake investors make with healthcare stocks is assuming the future will look like the past: incremental…
OICR funds four Ontario teams to develop next-generation cancer therapies
Better cancer care depends on better treatment options. That’s why the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is…
Dandelion leaves boost brain-protective compounds after digestion
A common wild plant may hold hidden brain benefits. Dandelion leaf polyphenols survive digestion and continue targeting pathways…
New polygenic risk scores improve prediction of metabolic disease outcomes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are metabolic conditions with many causes, including overlapping and distinct genetic features.…