Groundwater chemistry may raise children’s lead exposure risk
A nationwide county-level study reveals how subtle differences in groundwater chemistry may influence pipe corrosion and children’s blood…
Web-based cytometry atlas reveals immune signatures across pancreatic cancer treatments
Oncologists have achieved some immune system responses in patients with pancreatic cancers using various combinations of vaccines and…
Stimulating immune cells could offer new treatment for nerve injury pain
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process…
New insights into the global expansion of Candida auris
The fungal species Candida auris is spreading across the globe, and gaining in virulence, according to a new…
Engineered sensor reveals the brain’s hidden chemical conversations
Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to…
Probiotic supplementation restores beneficial gut bacteria in breastfed infants
In recent years, scientists have learned that key beneficial infant gut bacteria Bifidobacterium infantis are disappearing from infants…
Uterine fibroids linked to higher long-term heart disease risk in women
Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women…
Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s extend major Parkinson’s drug trial initiative
Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s have renewed a funding agreement to support the International Linked Clinical Trials…
Virtual diet and exercise program shows promise in reducing lymphoma treatment side effects
Patients undergoing treatment for lymphoma often experience adverse side effects that can be so severe that they stop…
Cognitive blocks drive the brain’s advantage over AI
Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the…
New skin-permeable polymer delivers insulin without needles
A breakthrough zwitterionic polymer slips through the skin’s toughest barriers, carrying insulin deep into tissue and normalizing blood…
Researchers use “zap-and-freeze” technique to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a “zap-and-freeze” technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications…