Public hospitals in Japan face severe financial strain
Public hospitals operated by local governments across Japan are facing increasingly severe financial pressure. Fiscal 2024 results compiled…
Automated insulin delivery improves glucose control in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes
An international study co-led by University of Calgary researchers has found new insulin delivery technology helps control glucose…
Ending human bait practices in river blindness monitoring
New research shows that it’s possible to end the practice of using people as ‘human bait’ to catch…
Local anesthetic lidocaine may mitigate pancreatic cancer metastasis
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the…
Prevention: Europe’s untapped ally against antimicrobial resistance
By Anna Thomas, Chief Scientific Officer, OM Pharma As we look toward World AMR Awareness Week, the conversation…
Innovative research reveals FGD3 as a key player in breast cancer cell death
A naturally occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the…
Study links common Epstein-Barr virus to autoimmune lupus
One of humanity’s most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic lupus…
Stanford scientists discover unexpected cancer resistance in aged mice
Old laboratory mice develop substantially fewer and less-aggressive lung tumors than younger animals in a new study led…
Single-dose malaria treatment using four drugs achieves high cure rates in clinical trial
Hundreds of malaria patients participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial in Gabon in West Africa were cured…
New research supports general anesthesia as an option for cesarean births
Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to…
Study clarifies how biliary atresia overlaps with multiple congenital syndromes
Biliary atresia (BA) represents one of the leading causes of pediatric liver failure, often requiring surgical intervention or…
Artificial intelligence improves diagnosis of invisible airway blockages
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can spot hard-to-see objects…