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CAR T cell therapy could be a highly effective tool against atherosclerosis

A pioneering preclinical study has shown that CAR T cell therapy-a personalized form of immunotherapy used in cancer treatment-could be a highly effective tool against atherosclerosis, the condition where a build-up of plaque in the arteries reduces blood flow, leading to heart attacks and strokes.

21 Nov 2025

Cancer stole her voice. She used AI, curse words, and kids’ books to get it back.

When doctors told her they had to remove her tongue and voice box to save her life from the cancer that had invaded her mouth, Sonya Sotinsky sat down with a microphone to record herself saying the things she would never again be able to say.

21 Nov 2025

Bruker launches the VERTEX NEO Ultra

Bruker Corporation today announced the launch of the VERTEX NEO Ultra, its most advanced and versatile benchtop vacuum Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer.

From Bruker Optics 20 Nov 2025

Understanding how and when AI technology could help clinicians save lives

While artificial intelligence technology is increasingly being used - formally and informally - to support medical diagnoses, its utility in emergency medical settings remains an open question.

20 Nov 2025

Inflammatory biomarkers offer new insights for precision medicine in ischemic stroke

Ischemic stroke, a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, is a complex cerebrovascular event with outcomes heavily influenced by the inflammatory response.

20 Nov 2025

RNA-based cocktail shows promise against glioblastoma

A patented RNA-based cocktail developed at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has emerged as a promising active agent against tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma.

20 Nov 2025

UK Biobank releases the world’s largest metabolomic dataset for disease research

UK Biobank has today [Thursday 20 November] released the final set of data on nearly 250 metabolites – the molecules in our blood produced by our bodies as we go about our lives – in half a million volunteers.

20 Nov 2025

Researchers develop wearable microwave devices for fast and accessible health monitoring

At the University of Oulu, researchers are exploring new ways to utilize microwave technology in monitoring and assessing health conditions.

20 Nov 2025

Global Virus Network awards first pandemic preparedness research grants across four continents

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is pleased to announce that, for the first time, it is awarding pandemic preparedness research grants, totaling $160,000, to GVN scientists across four continents.

20 Nov 2025

Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks

Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country.

20 Nov 2025

Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound - a non-invasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain - can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer.

19 Nov 2025

Evaluating the role of stereotactic radiosurgery in craniopharyngioma management

Craniopharyngiomas account for 2–5% of all primary brain tumors and 5–10% of pediatric brain tumors. Despite their benign histology, their location near the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and optic pathways complicates management.

19 Nov 2025

Routine mental health treatment often not enough to get people back to work

Mental health problems are keeping an increasing number of Norwegians out of the employment market. Treatment alone is often not enough to get people back to work.

19 Nov 2025

Oral microsphere pills can detect markers of gastrointestinal disease

Move over, colonoscopies - researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal disease.

19 Nov 2025

Automated system relies on imaging droplets of biofluids for disease diagnosis

Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease with a droplet of blood was considered a pipe dream. Today, this technology could soon become a reality.

19 Nov 2025

Generative AI tool enhances accuracy in detecting abnormal blood cells

An AI tool that can analyze abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukemia are diagnosed.

19 Nov 2025

New clinical trial shows promise for shorter TB treatment

New clinical trial results presented by TB Alliance at the Union World Conference on Lung Health show that the novel antibiotic candidate sorfequiline (TBAJ-876), a next-generation diarylquinoline, has the potential to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment when combined with pretomanid and linezolid in a treatment regimen known as "SPaL."

19 Nov 2025

Primerdesign launches exsig Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit for DNA and RNA

Primerdesign (part of the Novacyt Group), a company focused on the design, manufacture, validation and supply of real-time PCR kits and reagents, today announced the launch of its exsig® Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit.

19 Nov 2025

New antibody strategy shows promise for halting cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a debilitating hereditary condition in which fluid-filled sacs form and proliferate in the kidneys. Over time, the painful, growing cysts rob the organs of their function, often leading to dialysis in advanced cases.

18 Nov 2025

New AI investment aims to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine

As of 2024, over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-a chronic, life-threatening infection that remains one of the leading global causes of death.

18 Nov 2025

Technology News and Research

CAR T cell therapy could be a highly effective tool against atherosclerosis

Cancer stole her voice. She used AI, curse words, and kids’ books to get it back.

Bruker launches the VERTEX NEO Ultra

Understanding how and when AI technology could help clinicians save lives

Inflammatory biomarkers offer new insights for precision medicine in ischemic stroke

RNA-based cocktail shows promise against glioblastoma

UK Biobank releases the world’s largest metabolomic dataset for disease research

Researchers develop wearable microwave devices for fast and accessible health monitoring

Global Virus Network awards first pandemic preparedness research grants across four continents

Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks

Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

Evaluating the role of stereotactic radiosurgery in craniopharyngioma management

Routine mental health treatment often not enough to get people back to work

Oral microsphere pills can detect markers of gastrointestinal disease

Automated system relies on imaging droplets of biofluids for disease diagnosis

Generative AI tool enhances accuracy in detecting abnormal blood cells

New clinical trial shows promise for shorter TB treatment

Primerdesign launches exsig Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit for DNA and RNA

New antibody strategy shows promise for halting cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease

New AI investment aims to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine

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