Base editing approach repairs deadly Dravet syndrome mutation in mice
Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially…
Next-generation cancer therapy shows early promise as treatment candidate for glioblastoma
A next-generation cancer therapy being developed at McMaster University has shown early promise as a treatment candidate for glioblastoma, the most aggressive…
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…
Medical imaging could improve precision diagnosis of aggressive head and neck tumors
Medical imaging routinely used in cancer care may hold far more biological information than previously thought. An international…
New gene editing approach improves survival in epileptic mice
In a world first, a research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice carrying an…
Research Links Genetics to Amputation Risk in PAD Patients
Physicians may one day be able to identify which patients with peripheral artery disease are most likely to…
PET/CT scans reveal biological activity of aggressive head and neck tumors
A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has demonstrated in a recent study that the…
Perimenopausal women face higher risk of low heart health
Perimenopausal women were two times more likely to have a low cardiovascular health score compared to women having…
Researchers find no significant joint damage in astronauts after short spaceflights
Eighteen days in orbit did not appear to leave a measurable mark on the hips, knees, or ankles…
Tracking the aging process across tens of millions of individual cells
While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that…
KIT researchers develop contact-free laser technique to rotate microscopic samples
Until now, it has been technically nearly impossible to rotate highly sensitive samples in all directions under a…
Meta Data Scientist With Ph.D: Sets Me Apart but It’s Not for Everyone
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anand Ramanathan, who works at Meta and lives in…