could a renewed focus on energy transform biomedicine?
Every biological process requires energy, from a neuron firing to a cell making proteins, and from digesting dinner…
Cannabis compounds could reverse disease affecting one-third of adults
Compounds found in cannabis could provide a new roadmap for treating the world’s most common chronic liver disorder, according to…
Dietary restriction in aging and longevity
Weindruch, R. & Walford, R. L. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on…
The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next?
Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of…
China is waging war on Alzheimer’s. What can its approach teach the rest of the world?
Alzheimer’s disease is about to become a big problem for China. Nearly 30% of all people with the…
Innovative CAR-T therapy destroys cancer cells without dangerous side effects
Engineered T cells (pink) produce proteins called chimeric antigen receptors that target antigens in cancer cells (blue).Credit: Steve…
How DeepMind’s genome AI could help solve rare disease mysteries
Researchers at a Hackathon used AlphaGenome to search for the genetic causes of 29 undiagnosed diseases.Credit: Peter Kováč/Alamy…
This supplement can help protect you from getting really sick
Move over, multivitamins. New research suggests a little-known supplement could help protect people from severe illness or death…
What your breath says about the bacteria in your gut
Exhaled breath can have hundreds of different compounds in it, some of which could have diagnostic potential.Credit: Getty…
De novo and inherited dominant variants in U4 and U6 snRNA genes cause retinitis pigmentosa
Ophthalmic Genetics Group, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), Basel, Switzerland Mathieu Quinodoz, Karolina Kaminska, Ana Belén Iglesias-Romero, Mukhtar…
Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it
When Lisa Dutton was declared free of breast cancer in 2017, she took a moment to celebrate with…
Traditional Brazilian plant shows unexpected strength against arthritis: research
A plant used in Brazilian medicine has scientific potential to help people with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Researchers…