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Pomegranate phytobiotics offer natural alternative to synthetic veterinary drugs

Researchers have identified a broad range of biological properties in pomegranate with potential for use in medical applications, including antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, liver-supporting, and wound-healing effects.

27 Aug 2026

Unexpected discovery points to a possible route for childhood brain tumor treatments

When researchers at Lund University investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, they made an unexpected connection.

27 Aug 2026

Personalized nutrition promotes weight loss without counting calories

The great majority of people taking part in a study lost weight by following personalised nutritional insights, rather than going on a calorie counting or restrictive diet, reveal findings from a new study.

27 Aug 2026

Mayo Clinic joins multi-million dollar gene-editing project for children

Mayo Clinic is a clinical collaborator on an award of up to $27.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to help develop affordable, scalable gene-editing therapies for children with rare inherited immune disorders.

27 Aug 2026

Ketogenic diet excels at reversing prediabetes and fatty liver

There is no shortage of popular diets to try, and they can generally produce weight loss if followed to the letter. But are all diet plans created equal in terms of reducing the cardiometabolic risks that come with obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes and liver disease?

27 Aug 2026

CAR T-cell therapy successfully reverses severe rheumatoid arthritis

Immunotherapies such as CAR T-cell therapy are used primarily to treat cancer. In the future, these patient-specific therapies, manufactured from patients' own immune cells, could also help cure autoimmune diseases.

27 Aug 2026

Scalable stem cell method advances off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies

Researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) have developed a scalable method for generating CD4+ helper T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), overcoming a longstanding challenge in the development of stem cell-based immunotherapies.

27 Aug 2026

Unscreened cervical cancer rates rise dangerously over past 20 years

The percentage of women in their 20s who have never been screened for cervical cancer has been increasing at a disturbing rate over the past 20 years – to the point that now, almost a third of women between the ages of 21 and 29 have never been screened.

27 Aug 2026

Biosimilars reduce financial burden for cancer patients and insurers

Biologic drugs play an important role in treating cancers such as breast cancer and lymphoma, but their high costs can add to the financial burden of cancer care.

27 Aug 2026

Ketogenic diet provides greatest health benefits for treating obesity

A diet that severely limits carbohydrates but is high in fat has the greatest health benefits for people with obesity compared to a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet, according to a clinical trial publishing August 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism.

27 Aug 2026

Egg yolk peptides protect brain cells from oxidative stress

As the human lifespan increases, so too does the risk of developing neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety and depression.

27 Aug 2026

Freshwater swimming linked to doubled risk of skin problems and stomach bugs

People swimming in rivers and lakes could be putting themselves at risk of nasty skin conditions and stomach bugs, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

27 Aug 2026

Brain organoids reveal how Alu-mediated gene deletion can lead to neurodegeneration

Brain diseases, including dementia, have long been studied using experimental animals such as mice.

27 Aug 2026

Alliance releases new film highlighting the critical role of clinical trials

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has released a film highlighting the critical role of participant involvement in advancing cancer research and improving care.

27 Aug 2026

Women with shorter reproductive lifespan face higher risk of developing bronchiectasis

Women with a shorter reproductive lifespan are at greater risk of developing bronchiectasis, according to a new study in the July 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

27 Aug 2026

UMass Amherst researcher wins $2.5 million to expand nanoparticle cancer vaccine study

Having established the effectiveness of her nanoparticle drug-delivery system for cancer immunotherapy, University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher Prabhani Atukorale, has been awarded $2.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to broaden the scope of her vaccine research to include treating those with active cancer.

27 Aug 2026

Missing doses of antihypertensive medication erase life-saving cardiovascular benefits

The true impact of missing doses of blood pressure-lowering medication will be demonstrated in a presentation at ESC Congress 2026.

27 Aug 2026

Optimized EAP regimen delivers outstanding mobilization effects in multiple myeloma and lymphoma patients

This prospective, multicenter phase II study was conducted across 12 medical institutions in China and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05536154).

27 Aug 2026

New injectable microgel system delivers precise radiation to keloids

Researchers in Korea are developing a new approach to localized brachytherapy that could improve the treatment of keloid scars.

27 Aug 2026

New mutant rat model replicates human chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health burden affecting approximately one in ten adults globally. Even with improved treatments, many patients continue to have worsening loss of kidney function, resulting in the need for dialysis or transplantation.

27 Aug 2026

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Pomegranate phytobiotics offer natural alternative to synthetic veterinary drugs

Unexpected discovery points to a possible route for childhood brain tumor treatments

Personalized nutrition promotes weight loss without counting calories

Mayo Clinic joins multi-million dollar gene-editing project for children

Ketogenic diet excels at reversing prediabetes and fatty liver

CAR T-cell therapy successfully reverses severe rheumatoid arthritis

Scalable stem cell method advances off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies

Unscreened cervical cancer rates rise dangerously over past 20 years

Biosimilars reduce financial burden for cancer patients and insurers

Ketogenic diet provides greatest health benefits for treating obesity

Egg yolk peptides protect brain cells from oxidative stress

Freshwater swimming linked to doubled risk of skin problems and stomach bugs

Brain organoids reveal how Alu-mediated gene deletion can lead to neurodegeneration

Alliance releases new film highlighting the critical role of clinical trials

Women with shorter reproductive lifespan face higher risk of developing bronchiectasis

UMass Amherst researcher wins $2.5 million to expand nanoparticle cancer vaccine study

Missing doses of antihypertensive medication erase life-saving cardiovascular benefits

Optimized EAP regimen delivers outstanding mobilization effects in multiple myeloma and lymphoma patients

New injectable microgel system delivers precise radiation to keloids

New mutant rat model replicates human chronic kidney disease

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