Medical Topics News
April 12, 2025
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Apr. 9, 2025 — FDA has cleared an investigational new drug (IND) application to study switchable chimeric antigen receptor T cell (sCAR-T) therapy (CLBR001 + SWI019) in patients with autoimmune conditions. Patient ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have explored the evolution of the genetic change that causes chronic myeloid leukaemia and show its ability to drive the ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor, named Traffic Jam, activates a non-coding piRNA gene named Flamenco to ...
Apr. 11, 2025 — A multi-institutional team developed a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell-based strategy for specifically targeting AML cells in patients who relapsed following other treatments. The team identified a monoclonal antibody called KG2032 that ...
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Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue, and sleep ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Those who suffer myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect the muscles we use to blink, smile and move our bodies. Researchers used a cutting-edge imaging technique to uncover new ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study which also identified 14 genes that may be affected by these ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability and chronic pain worldwide, affecting an estimated 595 million people globally. Projections suggest ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have identified nearly 300 genetic disorders that can be treated before or immediately after a baby is born. This 'treatable fetal ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Tim-3 is an immune checkpoint molecule involved in immunity and inflammation recently linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its role in ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Investigators have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Rsearchers have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by the skin. By analyzing these gases, the device offers an entirely new way to assess skin health, ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have helped identify a novel drug compound that selectively activates pain-altering receptors in the body, offering a potentially safer alternative to conventional pain ...
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Apr. 9, 2025 — In a new study, wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens at five different sites identified local trends that were not captured in larger surveillance programs, and some sites used the data to ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Scientists have rebuilt, in laboratory glassware, the neural pathway that sends information from the body's periphery to the brain, promising to aid research on pain ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic, this platform ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Numerous studies have shown that working the night shift is associated with serious health risks, including to the heart. However, a new study suggests that eating only during the daytime could help ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome -- not just its two surface proteins -- affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Organoids are made to model human organs and are promising for research and therapy, but there are limitations in their growth and function. A recent study found that placenta-derived IL1 under ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding -- via analysis of over 300 million hospitalizations records in eight countries prone to flooding events -- has found an increased ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — In the first comprehensive, cell-by-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome, researchers have pinpointed exactly which cells are perturbed and how they malfunction, ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now uncovered this mechanism. The scientists showed ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Findings from a new study could help doctors select more effective treatments earlier for patients suffering from leishmaniasis, a disfiguring skin ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Scientists find the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability. This adds to evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — New research could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Collaborative research defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation. The method, ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A novel cell therapy approach using cord blood-derived natural killer (NK) cells pre-complexed with AFM13, or acimtamig, a CD30/CD16A bispecific antibody, was safe and generated strong response rates ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Multi-Virus Wastewater Surveillance Shows Promise at Smaller, Site-Specific Scales
- Stroke Deaths and Their Racial Disparities Increased Over Last 20 Years
- By Re-Creating Neural Pathway in Dish, Stanford Medicine Research May Speed Pain Treatment
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Nasal Spray H5N1 Avian Influenza Vaccine Developed
- Lactic Acid Bacteria Can Improve Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives
- Eating Only During the Daytime Could Protect People from Heart Risks of Shift Work
- Viral 'backbone' Underlies Variation in Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness
- Mimicking Embryonic Growth to Break Barriers in Organoid Research
- Long-Term Health Impacts of Flooding Revealed
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Changes in Brain Cell Composition and Gene Activity in Tourette Syndrome
- Eye Health Linked to Dementia Risk
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improve Chronic Low Back Pain
- Findings on T Cell Exhaustion: The Body Prepares Early for Mild to Severe Disease
- Researchers Discover Way to Predict Treatment Success for Parasitic Skin Disease
- Molecules That Fight Infection Also Act on the Brain, Inducing Anxiety or Sociability
Friday, April 4, 2025
- No Bones About It: New Details About Skeletal Cell Aging Revealed
- New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines
- An Antiviral Chewing Gum to Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus Transmission
- Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
- NK Cells Complexed With Bispecific Antibody Yield High Response Rates in Patients With Lymphoma
- Discovery of Bacteria's Defense Against Viruses Becomes a Piece of the Puzzle Against Resistance
- Artificial Intelligence Has Potential to Aid Physician Decisions During Virtual Urgent Care
- Pancreatic Cells 'remember' Epigenetic Precancerous Marks Without Genetic Sequence Mutations
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Researchers Find Intestinal Immune Cell Prevents Food Allergies
- New Vaccine Concept Tackles Harmful Bacteria in the Intestine
- Cellular Regulator of mRNA Vaccine Revealed... Offering New Therapeutic Options
- How the Brain and Inner Ear Are Formed
- Estrogen and Progesterone Stimulate the Body to Make Opioids
- Could Targeting Parkinson's Outside of the Brain Improve Symptoms?
- Western Diet Causes Inflammation, Traditional African Food Protects
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Study Finds Nearly Five-Fold Increase in Hospitalizations for Common Cause of Stroke
- Guideline on Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Calls for Changes in Practice
- Multi-Resistance in Bacteria Predicted by AI Model
- 'Is That My Career Over?': Reflections of Elite Athletes During Pregnancy
- New Antibiotic for Multidrug Resistant Superbug
- Study Strengthens Link Between Shingles Vaccine and Lower Dementia Risk
- Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism, Study Finds
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Combination Immunotherapy Shrank a Variety of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers
- New 3D Technology Paves Way for Next-Generation Eye-Tracking
- Mpox Could Become a Serious Global Threat, Scientists Warn
- Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Flexible Hydrogel Could Improve Drug Delivery for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Treatment
- Clinical Trial Unearths Hidden Hypertension With Automated Searches of Health Records
- Mouse Study Identifies Shared Genes Involved in Hearing and Vision Regeneration
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
- PTSD Can Undermine Healthy Couple Communication When People Fear Their Emotions
- Change in Oxygen Standards for Trauma Patients?
- New Study Links Lower Proportions of Certain Sleep Stages to Brain Changes Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
- Martian Dust Could Pose Health Risks to Future Astronauts
Friday, March 28, 2025
- How a Critical Enzyme Keeps Potentially Dangerous Genes in Check
- New Approach Could Treat Anthrax Beyond the 'point of No Return'
- AI Meets Oncology: New Model Personalizes Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Understanding the Immune Response to a Persistent Pathogen
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Long COVID Patients Feel Pressure to Prove Their Illness Is Real, Study Finds
- Cartilage and Bone Development: Three Paths to Skeleton Formation
- Scientists Discover Immune Cell Networks Driving Deadly Lung Disease
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- How Did the Large Brain Evolve?
- Research Finds Potential 'molecular Mimics' Behind COVID-Induced Autoimmune Disease
- mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines Train the 'long-Term Memory' Of the Immune System
- Open-Label Placebos Improve Premenstrual Syndrome
- Smart Insoles That Could Change the Game for Sports and Health
- Study Identifies Shisa7 Gene as Key Driver in Heroin Addiction
- Glucose Revealed as a Master Regulator of Tissue Regeneration
- Developing Software for Easy Estimation of 3D Gene Expression Distribution
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- 'Switch' Allows Intestinal Cells to Regenerate After Injury
- How Zika Virus Knocks out Our Immune Defenses
- Lupus-Related Antibody Shows Promise in Enhancing Cancer Treatment Efficacy
- 'Low-Sugar' Vaccine Can Provide Broad Immunity Against Coronavirus Variants
- New Evidence Links Microplastics With Chronic Disease
- AI Can Help Doctors Give Intravenous Nutrition to Preemies
- C. Diff Uses Toxic Compound to Fuel Growth Advantage
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Avoidable Deaths Are on the Rise in the United States, Yet Falling in Many Peer Nations
- Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging
- The Right Moves to Rein in Fibrosis
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Peacekeeper Cells Protect the Body from Autoimmunity During Infection
- Cellular Mechanisms That May Lead to Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Nursery of the Blood: How Stem Cells Calm the Body's Immune Response
- New Eye Drops Slow Vision Loss in Animals
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- New CRISPR Tool Enables More Seamless Gene Editing -- And Improved Disease Modeling
- Starting Points for the Control of Protein Synthesis
- Scientists Use Cellular Programming to Mimic First Days of Embryonic Development
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- New Data on Mpox Vaccine Effectiveness
- Team Finds Regional, Age-Related Trends in Exposure to Drug-Resistant Pathogen
- Scientists Call for Targeted Fiber Diets to Boost Health
- AI Technology Improves Parkinson's Diagnoses
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Stroke Rehabilitation Drug Repairs Brain Damage
- Non-Genetic Theories of Cancer Address Inconsistencies in Current Paradigm
- Blood Pressure Patterns During Pregnancy Predict Later Hypertension Risk, Study Finds
- Vaccine May Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes
- Researchers Find Missing Link in Autoimmune Disorder
- Lifestyle Risks Weigh Heavier on Women's Hearts
- Embryo Development Holds Key to Healthy Lifestyles
- Study Finds Unique Brain Changes Linked to Witnessing Trauma
- FDA-Approved Dialysis Drug May Help Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
- Study Confirms Safety and Efficacy of Higher-Dose-Per-Day Radiation for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Monday, March 17, 2025
- A Post-Treatment Blood Test Could Inform Future Cancer Therapy Decisions
- Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows
- Tunnel-Building Virus: How Zika Transmits from Mother to Fetus
- New Strategy to Reduce Tissue Damage from Flesh-Eating Bacteria
- Scientists Gain Insight Into RNA-Editing Protein That Could Lead to Improved Treatment for Cancer, Autoimmune Diseases