Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models
An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition…
Could We Have Been Wrong About Fish Oil and Brain Health? New Study Raises Major Questions
New clinical trial results show that omega-3 supplements did not improve memory or cognitive function in older adults…
As presidential fitness test returns for students, so do old questions
WASHINGTON — The presidential fitness test, a divisive hallmark of children’s education from the 1960s to the 2010s,…
I’m in the hospital with the ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite
On the last Thursday of June, Cristy Cooper sat down on the toilet and immediately realized something was…
There’s a new setback in the 16-year-old quest for a hospital on ex-March Air Force Base land – Press Enterprise
A project to build health care “city” on what used to be March Air Force Base has shown…
WHO launches PARTNERS clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus treatments
In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the…
Can ibuprofen improve drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment?
Could a common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug become a new weapon against drug-resistant tuberculosis? Early findings suggest immune benefits,…
New grants advance AI-powered wastewater pathogen surveillance
Detecting infectious disease threats early and responding quickly can dramatically alter the course of an infectious outbreak. Technologies…
Medicare’s Bridge program now covers weight-loss drugs for $50. The US economy is in for a shock.
The latest breakthrough for GLP-1 drugs isn’t scientific. It’s financial. As of July 1, Medicare is providing coverage…
Widely used pandemic pharmaceuticals harm marine aquatic ecosystems
A new study published in New Contaminants suggests that several drugs widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic can…
Community-based programs show greater promise for dementia prevention efforts
Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented by tackling modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking,…
Cardiovascular medicines are changing the health risks of obesity
People with obesity have worse cardiovascular health than people with normal weight, especially as they get older, right?…