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South Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation

Near the back corner of the local library's parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to adults and children.

26 Nov 2025

SISAQOL-IMI provides guidance for implementing patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials

The SISAQOL-IMI consortium, co-led by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), just announced the publication of its pivotal paper in The Lancet Oncology outlining how its recommendations for patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer clinical trials were developed.

26 Nov 2025

New poll finds older adults rarely discuss driving safety with healthcare providers

When today's older adults learned to drive, they might have heard the Beatles' "Drive My Car" or Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" on their car radio's Top 40 station.

26 Nov 2025

Scientists uncover how brain enzyme OTULIN controls tau expression

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the protein that forms toxic tangles in Alzheimer's disease.

25 Nov 2025

New analysis shows one in two people in the U.S. live with neurological conditions

One in two people in the United States, just over half of the population, is affected by a neurological disease or disorder, according to a new systematic analysis by the American Academy of Neurology and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation published on November 24, 2025, in the journal JAMA Neurology.

24 Nov 2025

What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism

The rewriting of a page on the CDC's website to assert the false claim that vaccines may cause autism sparked a torrent of anger and anguish from doctors, scientists, and parents who say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrecking the credibility of an agency they've long relied on for unbiased scientific evidence.

22 Nov 2025

Oral arginine reduces amyloid buildup in Alzheimer’s models

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is one of the leading causes of dementia worldwide, and currently has no definitive cure. Although antibody-based therapies that target amyloid β (Aβ) have recently been developed, their clinical effectiveness remains limited.

21 Nov 2025

Digital and AI innovations in cardiology take center stage at ESC Digital & AI Summit

Smartphone stethoscopes, voice-detected heart failure, training using 3D-printed and virtual hearts and early detection of cardiovascular disease using blood spots are among the innovations being presented at the ESC Digital & AI Summit taking place in Berlin, Germany, 21–22 November.

21 Nov 2025

New light-activated method revolutionizes creation of drug building blocks

A team of organic and computational chemists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have created a new, modern tool to make the process of creating pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals faster, cost-effective, and energy-efficient.

21 Nov 2025

Blue light from tablets may not disrupt sleep in young children

The blue light that tablets emit is believed to make sleep less restful. However, an experimental study with young children was unable to confirm this assumption.

21 Nov 2025

Young donor age proves critical for survival after stem cell transplantation

The selection of suitable donors is crucial for the long-term recovery of patients after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

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

Germany expands interdisciplinary surveillance to curb rising antibiotic resistance

OHIS stands for One Health Integrated Surveillance, i.e. the monitoring of antibiotic resistance in the sense of a holistic, interdisciplinary One Health strategy.

20 Nov 2025

Study highlights growing reliance on head CTs and inequities in access

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across the United States from 2007 to 2022.

20 Nov 2025

Postoperative geriatric syndromes signal high vulnerability and poor outcomes in older adults

Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome - such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition - after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, fewer days spent at home, and a significantly increased likelihood of dying within a year, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

20 Nov 2025

Evaluating whether LIT supplementation slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline such as memory loss and behavioral disturbances that severely impair quality of life. Despite decades of research, effective disease-modifying therapies remain elusive, underscoring the urgent need for novel neuroprotective strategies.

19 Nov 2025

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South Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation

SISAQOL-IMI provides guidance for implementing patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials

New poll finds older adults rarely discuss driving safety with healthcare providers

Scientists uncover how brain enzyme OTULIN controls tau expression

New analysis shows one in two people in the U.S. live with neurological conditions

What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism

Oral arginine reduces amyloid buildup in Alzheimer’s models

Digital and AI innovations in cardiology take center stage at ESC Digital & AI Summit

New light-activated method revolutionizes creation of drug building blocks

Blue light from tablets may not disrupt sleep in young children

Young donor age proves critical for survival after stem cell transplantation

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

Germany expands interdisciplinary surveillance to curb rising antibiotic resistance

Study highlights growing reliance on head CTs and inequities in access

Postoperative geriatric syndromes signal high vulnerability and poor outcomes in older adults

Evaluating whether LIT supplementation slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

TRPM1 loss drives rhythmic activity across retinal diseases

Researchers engineer a novel technique for guiding endoscopes to deep lung tumors

Common malaria test gives too many inaccurate false-negative results

Evosep unveils open innovation initiative to expand standardization in proteomics

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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