Light-activated experimental opioid eliminates dangerous side effects
Opioid painkillers are some of the strongest analgesic medicines, but they are also the riskiest owing to a…
DNA Typewriter tracks cell divisions and developmental decisions in mice
Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the family tree of cells in a developing mouse embryo. They recorded cells’…
Warning signs for chronic pelvic pain emerge during adolescence
A new McMaster University study of nearly half a million people has found that many people who go…
Long-term opioid use does not improve chronic back pain outcomes
Taking opioids for years does not seem to improve pain and functioning in people with chronic back pain,…
Skin biopsy offers less invasive diagnosis for mitochondrial disease
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) and the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine have published…
Model tracks invisible C. diff transmission in hospital cancer units
In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital…
Cigarette smoke alters lung stem cells to drive specific cancers
Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reprogram different populations of lung stem cells, which maintain and repair lung…
Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System…
Meteors, Milky Way, Hunter’s Moon: September astronomical events
Meteor showers, planets, and the core of the Milky Way: Astronomical events for October 2026 The spookiest month…
Early-onset type 2 diabetes trial demonstrates significant 24-week fat loss
New research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes…
Short voice recordings could screen patients for type 2 diabetes
Signs of type 2 diabetes can be detected in just a few seconds from the way someone talks,…
Research makes strong case for broader use of GLP1 drugs to protect hearts
New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)…