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Trump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists

The Trump administration's unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts, who said the project was in early stages, relied on old technology, and was just one of more than 200 such efforts.

5 May 2025

New three-part antivenom cocktail protects against the world’s deadliest snakes

Scientists developed a groundbreaking antivenom cocktail using antibodies from a hyperimmune human donor and a small-molecule inhibitor that protected mice from deadly bites of 19 diverse snakes. This approach could lead to a universal antivenom for the world’s most dangerous snakes, overcoming the limitations of current species-specific treatments.

2 May 2025

New study questions poultry's health halo amid rising cancer risks

A new analysis from Italian cohort studies found that consuming over 300 g of poultry per week is linked to significantly increased risk of death from gastrointestinal cancers, especially in men. Moderate meat intake, particularly red meat in controlled quantities, was paradoxically associated with reduced all-cause mortality.

23 Apr 2025

Small molecular shifts can drastically alter encephalitis virus behavior

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign virus, influencing its ability to infect humans and cause dangerous outbreaks.

4 Apr 2025

Study uncovers how resistance to chemotherapies may occur in some cancers

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have uncovered how resistance to chemotherapies may occur in some cancers. Researchers focused on a pathway that harnesses reactive oxygen species (ROS) to kill cancer cells.

28 Mar 2025

Can eating invasive species and forgotten crops boost Europe's food security?

European researchers propose diversifying diets with novel foods (NF), underutilized crops (NUS), and invasive species (IAS) to combat biodiversity loss and food insecurity, balancing ecological benefits with risks like regulatory barriers and consumer skepticism.

10 Mar 2025

Breakthrough discovery offers hope for more effective malaria treatment

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell enzyme, which could provide a new approach for antimalarial treatment.

6 Mar 2025

T-DM1 reduces long-term risk of death in HER2-positive breast cancer patients

In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer, post-surgery, or adjuvant, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and improved survival compared to trastuzumab alone, according to the final results of the phase 3 KATHERINE clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

16 Jan 2025

Pittcon addresses synthetic psychedelics crisis; Boston 2025 to advance collaboration

Pittcon 2025 in Boston will connect industry experts to combat the synthetic psychedelic threat, enhancing testing protocols and public health initiatives.

From Pittcon 10 Jan 2025

H5N1 bird flu spillover to horses, raises fears of new viral strains

Researchers report the first confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in horses, highlighting their role as potential reservoirs for viral reassortment. This groundbreaking study urges increased surveillance to prevent novel influenza epidemics.

5 Jan 2025

Happening in Springfield: New immigrants offer economic promise, health system challenges

When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to "skyrocket" in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.

10 Oct 2024

UMass Amherst researcher receives $2.2 million grant to study tuberculosis response

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $2.2 million to Alissa Rothchild, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an expert in tuberculosis (TB) immunology, to study the very first cells that respond to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria causing TB.

7 Oct 2024

Key triggers for food allergies in children after organ transplants

Study reviews transplant-acquired food allergies, focusing on pediatric patients, particularly liver transplant recipients. It explores immune system dysfunction, immunosuppressive agents, and gut microbiota changes as contributors to the rise of food allergies after organ transplants.

23 Sep 2024

Scientists develop selective therapy for tau tangles

Scientists have developed new potential therapies that selectively remove aggregated tau proteins, which are associated with Alzheimer's disease, and improve symptoms of neurodegeneration in mice.

14 Sep 2024

Breakthrough antibiotic targets gum disease without harming microbiome

The ADA Forsyth Institute, a leading oral health research organization, and Flightpath Biosciences Inc. are excited to announce a groundbreaking discovery in the fight against severe gum disease and related systemic conditions.

4 Sep 2024

Massachusetts monthly gamblers report rising problems and negative attitudes

In the latest of three online gambling surveys conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, monthly gamblers in Massachusetts reported an increase in gambling intensity and gambling harms. In addition, their attitudes toward gambling have grown more negative.

29 Aug 2024

Novel screening method for blood-brain barrier penetration

Scientists at Southwest Research Institute have developed a new screening method to identify drug formulations that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB), to facilitate treatment of brain diseases and conditions.

23 Aug 2024

ANU researchers develop cholesterol-based trojan horse method to target malaria parasites

More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive.

13 Aug 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Walz record

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris' choice of running mate. Walz — also a former U.S. congressman, high school teacher, and member of the National Guard — has a folksy, Midwestern affect and a liberal record.

8 Aug 2024

Triploidy causes 42% of early miscarriages in horses

A study of horses – which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies – revealed that 42% of miscarriages and spontaneous abortions in the first two months of pregnancy were due to complications from an extra set of chromosomes, a condition called triploidy.

5 Aug 2024