New safety strategies reduced serious surgical events in children
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago achieved more than a 13-fold improvement in surgical safety…
Regular exercise boosts success rates for quitting smoking
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
Scientists urge caution over psychedelics as ADHD treatment
In recent years, there has been growing interest among adults with ADHD in the practice of microdosing classic psychedelics…
New portable ultrasound device enhances breast cancer screening accuracy
For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors…
Cannabidiol shows preclinical promise for anxiety, depression and cognition
A new Molecular Psychiatry meta-analysis suggests CBD may improve emotional behavior and cognition in animal models, but researchers…
Guest post: Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat
The Pine Island glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-changing glaciers in the world. Alongside its…
Advanced imaging technology unlocks exosome potential for disease diagnosis
Tiny particles released by most human cells may be promising targets for diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases from cancer…
CAR-T cell therapy shows potential to eliminate aggressive glioblastoma
A study led by a researcher based at King’s College London and McMaster University in Canada reveals how…
Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers predict rapid cognitive decline in very old adults
Cognitive decline in very old adults has been considered for decades to be an almost inevitable consequence of…
New bacterial enzyme blueprint could accelerate cancer treatment development
A team of researchers at the University of Warwick and Monash University has solved a puzzle that’s stumped drug developers for decades: how bacteria naturally create multiple…
Cancer’s biggest treatment challenge may be getting solved 250 miles above Earth
For more than two decades, precision oncology has been promoted as the future of cancer treatment, matching therapies…
Genetic markers for ADHD influence early toddler activity levels
A toddler’s activity levels are influenced by genetic differences, with some of the same genetic markers also linked to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according…