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$4 million grant supports effort to turn enzyme-targeting science into treatments for Cryptosporidium infections

A University of Houston professor has received nearly $4 million in new support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to lead a translational effort turning enzyme-targeting science into urgently needed treatments for Cryptosporidium infections – which are caused by a life-threatening pathogen and have no existing cure.

7 Oct 2025

Discovery opens up new avenues for treating rotavirus infections

Rotavirus causes severe dehydrating diarrhea in infants and young children, contributing to more than 128,500 deaths per year globally despite widespread vaccination efforts.

7 Oct 2025

How multiple genetic variants shape clinical outcomes in complex disorders

The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features.

7 Oct 2025

SMOC1 gene plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into those that increase blood sugar.

7 Oct 2025

SCAI releases comprehensive roadmap for intracardiac echocardiography in structural heart disease

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a comprehensive roadmap that details the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide structural heart disease (SHD) interventions for clinicians.

7 Oct 2025

Tanzania turns to mass dog vaccination and smarter surveillance against rabies spread

Salama Issa watched in helpless shock as her seven-year-old son was set upon by a stray dog in Mmongo village, in the Lindi region of Tanzania.

7 Oct 2025

Deregulated miR-145 and miR-27b impact adipogenesis in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 9 of Aging-US on August 27, 2025, titled, "Deregulated miR-145 and miR-27b in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: implications for adipogenesis."

7 Oct 2025

Parent-focused interventions do not work to prevent childhood obesity

An international study involving over 9,000 children reveals that measures aimed at parents do not work to prevent childhood obesity.

7 Oct 2025

Identifying Alport syndrome in children through universal age-3 urine screening

The most common first diagnosis of Alport syndrome in Japan is during the universal age-3 urine screening.

7 Oct 2025

AI, omics, and systems biology could transform heart drug development

AI, omics, and systems biology can now help scientists design targeted drugs for cardiovascular disease pathways once thought "untreatable."

7 Oct 2025

New drug combination could delay the progression of advanced prostate cancer

A new drug combination could significantly delay the progression of a life-threatening form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations, finds a major international trial led by UCL researchers.

7 Oct 2025

Can a short message change how we think about expired food?

A study reveals that simple educational interventions can shift attitudes towards expired food, promoting its consumption and sharing to reduce waste.

7 Oct 2025

Wasatch Biolabs expands service portfolio with Oxford Nanopore assays in Pharmacogenomics, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control

Wasatch BioLabs (WBL), a Renew Biotechnologies subsidiary, and the largest U.S. sequencing service provider dedicated exclusively to long-read sequencing, today announced the addition of three Oxford Nanopore-developed research-use-only (RUO) assays to its service portfolio: a Pharmacogenomics (PgX) panel, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control.

7 Oct 2025

Parkrun boosts life satisfaction and wellbeing

Joining a weekly parkrun boosts happiness and health, with significant impacts on life satisfaction and social value, as revealed by recent research.

7 Oct 2025

New WHO report highlights tobacco and e-cigarette trends

The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024.

7 Oct 2025

Rising temperatures put older hearts in danger

Research reveals aging hearts struggle with extreme heat, increasing cardiovascular risks for older adults as climate change intensifies global temperatures.

7 Oct 2025

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies in the spring

As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own, setting up new systems to help them assess the science and maintain immunization access for their residents.

7 Oct 2025