Targeting telomere damage offers new path to boost cancer immunotherapy
Tumors are stressful places for cancer-fighting immune cells. Low oxygen, high acid levels, and other stressors put strain…
GABA identified as key blocker of neural repair in spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent…
Correlation Between Diabetes and Risk of Uveitis Confirmed in Recent Study
Darren Jindal, PhD | Image Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Patients with type 1 or…
Top 5 recent updates in folic acid research
Top 5 recent updates in folic acid research | Image Credit: © syahrir – © syahrir – stock.adobe.com.…
Test detects HPV-associated head, neck cancer 10 years early — Harvard Gazette
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes an estimated 70 percent of head and neck cancers in the U.S., making it…
Survey shows ongoing misconceptions about hormone therapy safety in cancer survivors
Despite evidence suggesting the safety of hormone therapy for patients with a history of low-grade endometrial or epithelial…
Astronaut Megan McArthur retires from NASA after more than two decades
Some explorers have focused on alpine heights. Others on polar extremes. Megan McArthur is one of the elite…
Rapid neuronal evolution linked to high prevalence of autism in humans
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high…
New technique used to conduct real-time measurement of boron in live tumor cells
A new technique has measured boron in individual cancer cells for the first time, enabling researchers to better…
Bee-sting inspired microneedle patches offer pain-free drug delivery
Neurological diseases affect millions worldwide, and the need for long-term patient-friendly treatments has never been greater. While needle-based…
Emphysema detected on CT predicts mortality from all causes
Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000…
Kids with fluctuating gut microbiome show poorer growth
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in children under age 5, and nearly 150 million children globally…