Health

September 21, 2025

Assembly within the tumor center

Number of macrophages in tumor tissue enables prognosis of lung tumor progressionCredit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research Both in...

Cell diversity in the embryo

Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck...

NIH trial to test antibodies and other therapeutics for mild, moderate COVID-19

Initial trial to determine if monoclonal antibodies can shorten severity of COVID-19 in outpatientsCredit: NIAID A Phase 2 clinical trial...

Scientists suggest device to make breast MRI more effective

A group of Russian scientists, including ITMO University researchers, has proposed a system that can be used to update existing...

35-second scan could pick the next sporting champion

Credit: By Ivan River How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding...

UArizona Health Sciences researcher seeks safer, more effective leukemia treatment

Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis, of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, is studying a new chemotherapy treatment for patients with blood-related...

New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s

The power of simulations combined with experiments reveals why protein agglomerations typical of neurodegenerative diseases dissociate with infrared laser irradiationCredit:...

European Heart Journal: Cell infusions benefit heart patients

Trial that ended in 2017 was setback for innovative heart cell treatment, but new data analysis shows benefit for heart...

A normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer

Scientists at IRB Barcelona describe the "mutation fog"Credit: Dave Hoefler on Unsplash. Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead...

NTU and A*STAR scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin

Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)...

Penn medicine receives $4.9 million grant to improve uptake of cancer care best practices

Funding from National Cancer Institute is part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot InitiativeCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - While extensive...

Half of low-income communities have no ICU beds

Policies that facilitate hospital coordination are urgently needed to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Health Affairs, August 2020 PHILADELPHIA...

Tackling the bioethics challenges raised by COVID-19

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (August 3, 2020) - The diverse situations experienced by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often...

How COVID-19 changed the way patients responded to a heart attack

Credit: University of Leeds The death rate for patients who experienced what is normally a lower-risk heart attack rose sharply...

Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects

Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas...

Machine learning makes drug repurposing for psychiatric disorders more effective

Researchers have correlated information on drugs, genes and diseases to identify potential candidates for psychiatric and neurological treatment; the methodology...

2020 Michelson Prizes support groundbreaking research by young scientists

Credit: Michael Birnbaum August 3, 2020 - The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project are pleased to...

Chlamydia: Greedy for glutamine

Credit: Chair of Microbiology / University of Wuerzburg Chlamydia are bacteria that cause venereal diseases. In humans, they can only...

AI & single-cell genomics

New software predicts cell fateCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Traditional single-cell sequencing methods help to reveal insights about cellular differences and...

Roadmap to reducing colorectal cancer deaths