Experts call for better trials as IVF preparation techniques show unproven results
Preparation techniques used before embryo transfer, considered the most critical step in the IVF process, show no proven…
Blocking ZFP36L2 protein may disrupt colorectal cancer metastatic growth
Digestion is hard on the cells that line the human gut, and they are constantly being shed and…
Microbiome-based therapy may increase peanut allergy tolerance in adults
Some 33 million Americans have severe food allergies. Now, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital may have found a…
Discovery may help develop new treatments for immunosuppressed skin cancer patients
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that immunosuppressed patients with non-melanoma skin cancer are not missing the key cancer-fighting immune cells found in immunocompetent patients, but those…
Specialized selenoproteins play critical role in regulating cellular health
A new review highlights the remarkable importance of selenoproteins, a specialized group of molecules that, despite their small…
Novel drug puts cancer cells under extreme metabolic stress
Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar-using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many…
Mouse study shows how liraglutide briefly rewires gut bacterial communities
A mouse study tracks how a leading GLP-1 drug alters gut bacteria over time, offering new clues to…
NIH funds research to explore the role of thymulin in inflammaging and cancer
As we age, chronic inflammation-or “inflammaging”-increases throughout the body and weakens our ability to fight cancer. But scientists…
How Physical Activity Levels Can Impact Children’s Impulse Control
Look at a group of kids, and you’re going to see many different shapes and sizes. Does it…
Insilico Medicine highlights AI-powered biological target discovery for rare sinonasal cancer
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, today announced the publication of a collaborative…
Study connects late-life psychosis to abnormal tau protein buildup
Hallucinations and delusions that appear for the first time in midlife or later are often treated as psychiatric…
New Gene Insertion Method Could Support Crop Traits
KAUST researchers demonstrated a technique for precisely inserting large genetic sequences into rice and tobacco without first breaking…