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Popular Diabetes Drugs Show No Effect on Thyroid Hormone or Inflammation Markers
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, the blockbuster diabetes pills better known as SGLT-2 inhibitors, have built a reputation for doing far more...
Lab-Grown Gotu Kola Could End the Wild-Harvest Crisis for a Multi-Billion Dollar Skincare Ingredient
Gotu kola, the humble creeping herb known scientifically as Centella asiatica, has quietly become one of the most sought-after plants...
T-BEAT Study Tracks Tirzepatide in Early Type 2 Diabetes Care in Japan
A large real-world study now underway in Japan is set to answer one of the most practical questions in modern...
Olaparib Plus Radiotherapy Shows Promise for Boosting Immune Defense Against Oral Cancer
A combination of the PARP inhibitor olaparib and radiation therapy may do more than simply shrink oral tumors, according to...
Japanese Gastric Cancer Care Transformed by Immunotherapy Shift, 12-Year Data Show
A sweeping analysis of more than 16,500 patients in Japan has captured, in unprecedented detail, how the treatment of HER2-negative...
Scientists Redefine Quality in Oral Healthcare With First Co-Designed European Definition
What does it actually mean for dental care to be good? For decades, the answer has depended on whom you...
Seaweed Sugars May Rewire the Gut to Fight Fatty Liver Disease
A sweeping new review argues that the ocean’s least glamorous exports—slippery polysaccharides extracted from seaweeds, sea cucumbers, and microalgae—could become...
Bird Guts Are a Dead End for Stick Insect Eggs, Digestion Experiments Reveal
Stick and leaf insects are among the most accomplished masters of disguise in the animal kingdom, but their most remarkable...
Hidden Resistance Genes Lurk in Susceptible Pseudomonas, Genomic Study Warns
A dangerous secret is hiding inside bacteria that laboratory tests declare to be susceptible. Researchers at a tertiary care hospital...
Graphene Oxide and Polymer Pairing Paves Way for Dendrite-Free Solid-State Lithium Batteries
Solid-state batteries have long been heralded as the holy grail of energy storage, promising electric vehicles that drive farther, charge...
AI Learns to Spot Life-Saving Breathing Tubes on Children’s Chest X-Rays
For critically ill children who depend on mechanical ventilation, the position of a thin plastic tube just a few millimeters...
Eye Fluid Chemistry and Machine Learning May Pinpoint Time of Death
Determining how long a person has been dead is one of the most stubborn problems in forensic science, and a...
Zoo Visitors Become Citizen Scientists, Shedding Light on Animal Welfare
More than 700 million people walk through the gates of zoos and aquariums every year, and a new study suggests...
Common Painkillers Show New Promise in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Drugs originally designed to relieve arthritis pain may hold untapped potential in one of medicine’s most demanding arenas: stopping cancer...
Japanese Version of Single-Item Fatigue Scale Proves Valid in Student and Athlete Testing
Fatigue is one of the most universal experiences in human life, yet measuring it quickly and reliably remains a stubborn...
Alcohol Withdrawal Reshapes RNA Binding of PCBP1 in the Hippocampus
When heavy drinking stops, the brain does not simply return to a sober baseline. It undergoes a prolonged and often...
Forecasting Global Crop Yields When Every Estimate Can Move the Market
Every growing season, an enormous informational machinery whirs into motion across the world’s agricultural breadbaskets. Satellites sweep over maize fields...
China’s Adolescents Face a Rising Tide of Mental and Metabolic Health Threats
Adolescence is often described as the healthiest window of the human lifespan, a period of peak physical resilience before the...
Parasite Eggs and Cysts Carry Negative Charges That May Undermine Diagnosis
Intestinal parasitic infections remain one of the most widespread public health burdens on the planet, and the laboratory techniques used...
Additives Slow but Reroute How Sunlight Breaks Down Polypropylene
Every year, millions of tonnes of polypropylene enter the environment as packaging, agricultural films, automotive components and everyday consumer goods....