Spousal dementia increases partner’s risk, researchers find
By Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNA If one partner in a married couple has dementia, their…
Study examines the link between blood type and cardiovascular risk in hemodialysis patients
Do you know your blood type? It is important information that is used for blood transfusions, but few…
Oral drug avatrombopag reduces chemotherapy treatment delays, trial finds
In a phase 2 trial of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, avatrombopag helped 70% of those receiving chemotherapy to…
New tumor organoids strengthen precision oncology research
Significant advances have been made in the development of patient-derived tumor “organoids” for preclinical research, in two new…
Dissolving microneedles could improve photodynamic skin cancer treatment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a light-sensitive drug and a specific wavelength of light to destroy cancer cells. The…
Missing ancestry data in single-cell atlases threatens fair medicine
The single-cell “atlases” that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial…
Gentle electroacupuncture effectively promotes nerve repair in facial paralysis
Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) affects around 38 out of every 100,000 people in China, leaving 2% to 29%…
Study shows how stress forces brain to prioritize memories
The brain is the machine that perceives, analyses, sorts, stores and prioritizes our memories. However, not all experiences…
Probiotic may boost lifespan by 20%, for worms at least
Data published in Frontiers in Nutrition also indicated that Limosilactobacillus reuteri strain A21041 was associated with a 70%…
New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting
Key takeaways
Because most recycling processes require plastics to be sorted by type first, only 9% of…
Global childhood IBD trends reveal unequal progress in diagnosis and survival
Behind the sharp fall in deaths, three decades of global data reveal uneven progress and a growing need…
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
A decade after mothers received EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil, MRI scans revealed subtle metabolic differences in their…