Adjuvanted and high-dose flu vaccines protect older adults equally well
A large Kaiser Permanente Northern California study found that two enhanced flu vaccines performed similarly in adults aged…
Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher postoperative breast cancer pain
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with more moderate to severe pain following breast cancer surgery and an increased…
Study finds critical gaps in prenatal syphilis screening in Ontario
Congenital syphilis is entirely preventable-yet new research shows critical gaps in prenatal screening that are leaving some infants…
UC Davis scientists identify protein key to male fertility
The causes of male infertility can be hard to diagnose, with many tests failing to detect genetic defects.…
New mRNA vaccine strategy dramatically amplifies cancer-fighting T cells
Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies…
Molecular profiling initiative seeks to uncover late breast cancer recurrence mysteries
The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN), in collaboration with the SWOG Cancer Research Network (SWOG), has launched a…
Cyclana Bio granted Health Research Authority approval and recruits first patients for clinical observational study in endometriosis
Cyclana Bio, a biotechnology company pioneering tissue-level approaches to women’s health, today announced it has received Health Research…
Sleep disturbances during pregnancy may be a risk factor for gestational diabetes
A recent study by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland shows that sleep disturbances during…
MIDAS platform accelerates protein engineering through rapid PCR-based screening
Proteins are critical to life – and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to…
Researchers use living human cells on a chip to study memory loss
A University of Bath-led project has secured £500,000 to develop a first-of-its-kind ‘organ-on-chip’ device that replicates connections between…
ChatCPR system shows promise for improving emergency cardiac arrest response
A new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego in collaboration with the University of…
DNA-guided CRISPR system targets RNA and expands Cas12 beyond gene editing
A DNA-guided CRISPR platform could make RNA detection and control more stable, scalable, and precise, opening new routes…