First multiple sclerosis patient in the UK receives CAR T cell therapy in groundbreaking trial
A multiple sclerosis (MS) patient in the UK was the first to receive CAR T cell therapy, invented…
Advances in science set to transform treatments for people living with dementia | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
From blood tests to AI, new ways to diagnose dementia sooner and treat it faster set to be…
Impaired movement of cerebrospinal fluid predicts dementia risk later in life
Problems with the brain’s waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor…
Nuclear binding protein identified as key contributor to trisomy 21-related CHDs
Three copies of chromosome 21 causes Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in…
Abstinence or limiting alcohol intake may lead to clinically meaningful blood pressure reductions
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increases in blood pressure (BP) and stopping drinking – even drinking less…
Can strawberries help prevent diabetes? New trial shows promising results in prediabetic adults
Researchers found that daily freeze-dried strawberry intake enhanced antioxidant biomarkers, lowered inflammation, and improved fasting glucose, suggesting a…
New insights into how the blood-brain barrier safeguards the brain
By decoding the blood-brain barrier’s intricate structure and function, researchers are paving the way for new therapies that…
Epigenetic editing enables safer and more effective T cell therapies
Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic editing platform that…
Baby’s birthweight increases risk of cardiovascular disease in preeclamptic and hypertensive women
A new study shows that preeclamptic and hypertensive pregnant women’s risk of getting cardiovascular disease is linked to…
MRI age clocks reveal how each organ ages differently and predict who develops disease or lives longer
By decoding age gaps across the brain, heart, liver, and more, scientists show that no two organs grow…
Belzutifan demonstrates strong clinical activity in two rare neuroendocrine tumors
A multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center…
Exploring the link between leaky blood-brain barrier and major depressive disorder
Women are affected by severe depression twice as often as men. The reasons for this have not yet…