Off-label GLP-1 use highlights the cultural pressures driving body anxieties
A new sociomedical perspective shows how off-label use of GLP-1 drugs for slimness is redefining what counts as…
Scientists map the genetic control system behind FOXP3 in immune cells
The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be aggressive enough to fight infections and cancer,…
Scientists reveal how prolonged UV exposure weakens cellular defense against skin cancer
Sunlight is vital for human health as it helps the body produce essential nutrients, such as vitamin D.…
Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips — Harvard Gazette
While past studies have explored how cancer patients’ financial health influenced their risk of mortality, new research digs…
Local anesthetic lidocaine may mitigate pancreatic cancer metastasis
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the…
Scientists discover hidden weakness in Lyme disease bacterium
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the…
Funding challenges threaten to reverse global gains in the fight against TB
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an…
‘COP of truth’: Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at UN climate summit
Climate disinformation and information integrity are on the agenda at the UN climate summit for the first time…
Can AI treat mental health? Millions of young Americans are turning to chatbots for help
Millions of young people in the U.S. are using AI chatbots to address mental health issues Researchers found…
Single-cell study reveals how HPV shapes immune landscape in penile cancer
Although penile cancer represents less than 1% of male malignancies, it carries substantial physical and psychological burden, with…
A potential quantum leap — Harvard Gazette
The dream of creating game-changing quantum computers — supermachines that encode information in single atoms rather than conventional…
Astronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big Bang
Cosmologists have traced the Big Bang’s earliest moments with great care, from the explosive inflation that set spacetime…