New ctDNA blood test improves personalized prostate cancer treatment
A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are most likely to…
Long-term study shows how neighborhood conditions shape women’s heart health
Women who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods face worse heart health and experience faster decline as they approach menopause,…
Targeting CMPK2-intervened redox metabolism to mitigate hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury
HIRI is a major clinical challenge that occurs when blood supply to the liver is temporarily interrupted and…
LIG1 loss reveals new treatment strategy for aggressive breast cancer
Loss of one copy of the DNA Ligase I (LIG1) gene in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) with TP53…
Natasha never expected to become addicted to prescribed opioids while battling endometriosis
Natasha Trajkovski was 21 when she was first prescribed opioids. After having a C-section, she was diagnosed with…
Brain signals explain speech communication differences in autistic children
Why do some children with autism communicate more easily than others, even when they hear the same words?…
New biological feedback loop helps the immune system attack colorectal cancers
A subset of cancers, known as microsatellite instability (MSI) and deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) cancers, are more…
New drug candidate improves Parkinson’s treatment in animal models
For many people with Parkinson’s disease, the body stops moving the way it used to. A hand may…
Brain’s immune cells play key role in maintaining stability of neuronal networks in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that microglia – the main immune cells of the brain –…
New project documents vanishing heritage diets for future health benefits
The world’s ‘heritage’ diets could hold vital clues to better health. Writing in Nature Medicine, researchers from 12…
Most hospital readmissions after heart failure are not heart-related
Non-cardiovascular conditions account for most hospital readmissions after heart failure, and new research suggests that taking multiple non-heart…
Study links gut microbes to stronger cancer immunotherapy responses
A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced…