Global road injuries remain major public health challenge, study finds
In 2023, nearly 51 million people were injured and 1.34 million died from road injuries, making road injuries one of the leading global causes of premature…
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Dissolving microneedles could improve photodynamic skin cancer treatment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a light-sensitive drug and a specific wavelength of light to destroy cancer cells. The treatment has…
New target makes cancer cells vulnerable to immune destruction
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified a molecular switch that helps determine whether cancer cells remain soft…
Can being a night owl increase the risk of weight gain?
Share on Pinterest ‘Night owls’ may carry more belly fat, according to new research, and it may be because of…
Could creatine become a surprising new tool in the fight against cancer?
Share on Pinterest A new study explores whether creatine supplements can halt tumor growth. Image credit: franck metois/Getty Images A…
Alzheimer's drug Leqembi may help over 75% people remain stable or improve
Share on Pinterest Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is linked to stable or improved outcomes in more than three-quarters of participants. Image…
Multimodal surgery improves outcomes for rare corpus callosum glioma
Brain tumor surgeries are particularly challenging due to the difficult trade-off neurosurgeons often face—remove more tumor and risk neurological injury,…
ECT-like brain stimulation triggers unexpected nuclear reprogramming in mature neurons
Nearly 90 years after Ugo Cerletti and Lucio Bini introduced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), brain stimulation therapies such as ECT and…
Study reveals mechanism underlying HBV-induced liver inflammation
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major cause of global liver morbidity, leading to progressive necroinflammation that often…
New battery-powered device detects Bundibugyo Ebola virus in thirty minutes
Professor Yasutoshi Kido of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM and the…