Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with…
Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures
New evidence from a six-country study led by the Montreal Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Hospital shows simple…
Targeted approach of immunotherapy improves sepsis outcomes
Immunotherapy for sepsis is effective when doctors tailor the treatment precisely to the patient’s immune system condition. While…
Researchers Dive to Never Before Explored Arctic Ocean Ridge Studded with Volcanoes
The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe…
Chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperforms traditional regimens in patients with Ph+ ALL
A chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperformed a combination of targeted therapy and chemotherapy among patients with Ph+ acute lymphoblastic…
Aza-ven shows superior outcomes compared to induction chemotherapy in AML patients
In a new trial, patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) fared significantly better with a combined…
Calcium supplements do not prevent pre-eclampsia, large trials show no meaningful benefit
A new Cochrane systematic review of 10 randomised trials involving over 37,000 pregnant women found that calcium supplementation…
Human researchers still outperform AI when it comes to writing trustworthy systematic reviews
Despite rapid advances in large language models, this study shows that human expertise remains critical for producing rigorous…
Two ancient cousins of Lucy walked on two legs in different ways
On the ancient plains of Ethiopia, early human relatives were already trying out different ways of being upright.…
Intravenous iron shows safe and beneficial outcomes for patients with bacterial infection and anemia
Treatment with intravenous (IV) iron significantly improved survival and increased hemoglobin levels in patients with iron-deficiency anemia who…
Challenges and opportunities in delivering gene therapies for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia
The first study assessing the real-world commercial roll-out of gene therapies for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia…
Fossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years ago
In the spring of 2019, free climbers scaling the risky cliffs of Monte Cònero on Italy’s Adriatic coast…