Nature-based group activities benefit older adults living in care homes
Nature-based group activities can reduce loneliness, improve sleep and cognition, and increase a sense of connection to nature…
A new combined therapy to boost the immune system against cancer
Cancer immunotherapy is built on a simple but powerful idea: the immune system can recognize and destroy cancer…
Kyoto University identifies a key regulator of insulin production
A hallmark of Type 2 diabetes is the progressive loss of beta cell mass: cells in the pancreas…
Treated baby wraps may reduce malaria risk in refugee infants
Malaria remains a threat to young children in refugee settlements, where displacement, temporary housing, and limited access to…
Airborne microbial pollutants may pose hidden respiratory health risks
Public concern about air pollution has traditionally centred on chemical pollutants such as vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions…
AI companions, tumor blood tests and decarbonization
For some, artificial intelligence tools have taken on emotionally intimate roles such as therapists, companions and romantic partners.…
Largest blood protein genetics study reveals new precision medicine opportunities
Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London’s Precision…
Researchers identify new treatment vulnerabilities in pancreatic cancer progression
The review offers important insights for patients and families by explaining why pancreatic cancer has proven so resistant…
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded,…
A dead galaxy from the early universe is forcing astronomers to rethink galactic evolution
Space tends to reward expectations. Young galaxies should spin. Gas falls in, gravity takes hold, angular momentum builds,…
Blood-based biomarkers identified for early inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas at Austin have…
Testosterone may help limit brain tumor growth in men
In a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, scientists at Cleveland Clinic discovered that hormones associated with…