Health

October 12, 2025

UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications

Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin...

Gene in fat plays key role in insulin resistance

Developing a better understanding of KBTBD2 could have implications for Type 2 diabetes, UTSW researchers sayCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center...

Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma

Every 15 seconds someone in the United States suffers a traumatic brain injury; a new research study at UC San...

Diagnostic startup sees growing interest, funding for disease detection tests

Credit: Diana Caldwell/Amplified Sciences WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated life science diagnostic startup is seeing growing interest and...

Gene-controlling mechanisms play key role in cancer progression

Study finds 'epigenomic' alterations evolve as lung tumors become more aggressive and metastasizeCredit: Isabella Del Priore and Lindsay LaFave CAMBRIDGE,...

When it comes to happiness, what’s love got to do with it?

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - How accurate was William Shakespeare when he said, "'Tis better to have...

Dual role discovered for molecule involved in autoimmune eye disease

IL-17, known for driving inflammation, also puts on the brakes, NIH scientists reportCredit: Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. (NEI) The inflammatory molecule...

UCalgary study finds global trends in women’s breast cancer show cause for concern

Findings show significant increase in premenopausal breast cancer rates in countries around the world, including CanadaCredit: O'Brien Institute for Public...

The first mouse model of human pancreas cancer subtypes

Credit: Miyabayashi/Tuveson lab, CSHL Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have created the first mouse model of pancreatic cancer...

Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study finds

Multicenter HOPE Act study expands pool of available kidneysCredit: NIAID WHAT: Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people...

A mouse model was used to determine the personalized treatment for a cancer patient

Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) A team from IDIBELL and ICO, using a mouse orthotopic model, conducted a real-time...

A novel tissue imaging system accelerates cancer diagnosis

Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel three-dimensional imaging system to diagnose cervical cancer faster, non-invasively and more efficiently than...

Lung ultrasound shows duration, severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in...

New platform enables long-term tracking of stem cell-derived tissues after transplantation

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new platform reported on today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) will enable...

Researchers simulate, assess damage to brain cells caused by bubbles during head trauma

Credit: Illustration by Mica Post AMES, Iowa - Say there's a bomb attack on a military base. A few of...

City of Hope scientists leverage interference between signaling pathways for cancer treatment

Based on that research, new drug combinations aim to intercept cancer developmentCredit: City of Hope DUARTE, Calif. -- In order...

Visual working memory is hierarchically structured

Credit: Utochkin, I. S., & Brady, T. F. (2020). Individual representations in visual working memory inherit ensemble properties. Journal of...

Sweet coolers a gateway to increased alcohol consumption

hese sweetened alcoholic beverages can promote harmful alcohol consumption among teens, new University of Guelph research findsCredit: (University of Guelph)...

Expanded access to treatment in prisons can reduce overdose deaths by 31.6%, study finds

Credit: Alexandria Macmadu/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The epidemic of opioid-related overdose death persists across the United States, and people...

Triple negative breast cancer meets its match