Federal hospital safety metric fails to accurately assess emergency stroke care
A new UCLA study reveals that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied…
Clonal hematopoiesis linked to increased heart disease risk in cancer patients receiving treatment
About 1 in 5 patients with cancer who undergo genetic testing are incidentally found to have mutations in…
Recent advances in CAR-NK cell therapy could revolutionze cancer treatment
Cell-based immunotherapies have transformed cancer treatment, yet their widespread use remains constrained by safety risks, manufacturing complexity, and…
Finger-prick blood test shows promise for detecting Alzheimer’s disease biology
A simple finger-prick dried blood test accurately tracked Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in research settings, pointing to a future…
Common blood signals explain why chronic diseases cluster as we age
By linking routine and advanced blood biomarkers to disease patterns and progression across aging cohorts, this study shows…
Small shifts in blood sodium may influence human brain excitability
Even within the healthy range, small differences in blood sodium were associated with measurable changes in brain excitability,…
Silica nanomatrix enhances immunotherapy for solid tumors
Cancer has long remained a leading cause of death worldwide and in Hong Kong, accounting for 30% of…
Paternal microplastic exposure alters metabolic health in offspring
A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a…
Research highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia
A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon. Research by…
Women may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with stents
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits…
Simple fruit granola intervention shows promising cardio-renal signals in CKD patients
A small Japanese study suggests that a low-salt, oat-based granola breakfast may improve blood pressure, lipid risk markers,…
Simple blood test maps hidden Alzheimer’s disease changes
A large community study shows that Alzheimer’s-related brain changes are far more widespread with age than symptoms alone…