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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Antibody therapy clears residual multiple myeloma in early trial

Treatment with an immune and cancer cell-targeting antibody therapy eradicates residual traces of the blood cell cancer multiple myeloma, according to interim results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

10 Dec 2025

Uterine fibroids linked to higher long-term heart disease risk in women

Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without fibroids, according to new independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Dec 2025

Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson's extend major Parkinson's drug trial initiative

Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson's have renewed a funding agreement to support the International Linked Clinical Trials Program, the world's largest drug repurposing clinical trial initiative for Parkinson's disease.

10 Dec 2025

Study offers a unified biological model to explain the causes of autism

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

10 Dec 2025

Surprising new function of immune cells uncovered: Excess weight loss prevention

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune cells: preventing excess weight loss.

10 Dec 2025

Machine learning models can help diagnose ALS earlier from a blood sample

Using machine learning models, researchers at Michigan Medicine have identified a potential way to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier from a blood sample, a study suggests.

10 Dec 2025

Researchers discover new biomarker of "complicated" mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

9 Dec 2025

Prevention efforts for cannabis-impaired driving should also focus on older adults

With cannabis-related vehicle crashes on the rise, a new study suggests that prevention campaigns shouldn't focus just on young people.

9 Dec 2025

Dietary restriction reprograms cancer-fighting immune cells to enhance anti-tumour immunity

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators.

9 Dec 2025

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

In a new preclinical study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed an antibody therapy called 77A that showed an ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers, such as myeloma and lymphoma, as well as solid tumors.

9 Dec 2025

Online reference library provides a more accurate picture of drug exposure

Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at medical records. But this information is often incomplete.

9 Dec 2025

Older chemical libraries yield new leads for next-generation COVID-19 antivirals

SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to mutate, with some newer strains becoming less responsive to current antiviral treatments like Paxlovid.

8 Dec 2025

Study reveals new genetic insights into reticular pseudodrusen in people with AMD

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of deposits in the eye, known as reticular pseudodrusen (RPD), that are linked to greater risk of vision loss among people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

8 Dec 2025

UCI MIND secures major funding for new Alzheimer's research facility

With a $50 million lead gift from the Quilter family and approximately $30 million in new commitments, the University of California, Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders will begin planning to build a state-of-the-art research and care facility to enhance its position as a global leader in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research and patient care.

8 Dec 2025

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life.

8 Dec 2025

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

8 Dec 2025

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

Small home appliances equipped with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors, like hair dryers, air fryers and toasters—can emit harmful tiny ultrafine particles that deteriorate indoor air quality.

8 Dec 2025

JAX wins $30 million contract to create computational "digital twins" of the human heart

Developing new drugs is one of the riskiest and most expensive endeavors in science. Today, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) announced a bold initiative to improve that trajectory, powered by an up to $30 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Computational ADME-Tox and Physiology Analysis for Safer Therapeutics (CATALYST) program.

8 Dec 2025

A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring.

8 Dec 2025

Chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperforms traditional regimens in patients with Ph+ ALL

A chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperformed a combination of targeted therapy and chemotherapy among patients with Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a new study.

7 Dec 2025

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Antibody therapy clears residual multiple myeloma in early trial

Uterine fibroids linked to higher long-term heart disease risk in women

Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson's extend major Parkinson's drug trial initiative

Study offers a unified biological model to explain the causes of autism

Surprising new function of immune cells uncovered: Excess weight loss prevention

Machine learning models can help diagnose ALS earlier from a blood sample

Researchers discover new biomarker of "complicated" mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury

Prevention efforts for cannabis-impaired driving should also focus on older adults

Dietary restriction reprograms cancer-fighting immune cells to enhance anti-tumour immunity

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

Online reference library provides a more accurate picture of drug exposure

Older chemical libraries yield new leads for next-generation COVID-19 antivirals

Study reveals new genetic insights into reticular pseudodrusen in people with AMD

UCI MIND secures major funding for new Alzheimer's research facility

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

JAX wins $30 million contract to create computational "digital twins" of the human heart

A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor

Chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperforms traditional regimens in patients with Ph+ ALL

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