Polymer-based immunotherapies enhance tumor targeting and immune activation
Conventional immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, can reinvigorate T cells but typically benefit less…
Plant-based eye drops harness photosynthesis to heal dry eyes
What if your eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers…
Aerobic exercise mitigates nanoplastic damage in female zebrafish
Using female zebrafish as a model, researchers have found that aerobic exercise may influence various connections in the…
Being optimistic can lower dementia risk by 15%, Harvard study finds
This is the 89th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment,…
Scientists Reveal That Eating Almonds Every Day Could Transform Your Gut, Metabolism, and Appetite
Replacing processed snacks with almonds may reshape the gut microbiome and influence inflammation, metabolism, and appetite. Credit: Stock…
Adult weight gain strongly linked to higher obesity-related cancer risk
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows…
A Common Migraine Medication May Lower Glaucoma Risk By 25%
The strongest association was seen with monoclonal antibody CGRP inhibitors, a category that includes medications, including Erenumab and…
Do repeated football head hits disrupt the gut microbiome?
Collegiate football players take hundreds of hits each season that never trigger a concussion diagnosis, but new research…
Study challenges assumptions about testosterone’s role in brain cancer
Scientists have long suspected that androgens, male sex hormones like testosterone, may help tumors grow because the hormones…
Researchers uncover how bacterial toxin damages colon lining cells to trigger cancer
Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor…
Neurodegeneration in Down syndrome may begin shortly after birth
Signs of neurodegeneration in individuals with Down syndrome may start as early as birth, a critical stage of…
Cell swelling in macrophages may trigger stronger inflammatory immune responses
As part of the body’s first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in…