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Polysaccharide functionalized carbon dot nanovaccine boosts antitumor T cell responses

Recent advancements in cancer vaccine development have demonstrated their potential for precise tumor targeting through antigen-specific immune activation.

23 Dec 2025

Prebiotic microcapsules deliver pterostilbene to the colon to alleviate ulcerative colitis

A team led by clinicians and engineers has wrapped the plant-derived polyphenol pterostilbene (PSB) into prebiotic alginate/resistant-starch microcapsules coated with chitosan and shown that oral administration dampens dextran-sulfate-sodium (DSS) colitis in mice.

23 Dec 2025

Researchers explore a promising approach to enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer

Researchers at the University of Sharjah are exploring a promising approach that could enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer, potentially paving the way for new treatments.

23 Dec 2025

Marijuana use associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens

Using marijuana just once or twice a month was associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens, according to a large national study of adolescents led by Ryan Sultán, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

23 Dec 2025

An Arm and a Leg: A few more good things from 2025

An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from things like medical debt, insurance delays and denials, and corporate profiteering.

23 Dec 2025

Medical bills can be vexing and perplexing. Here’s this year’s best advice for patients.

A Texas boy's second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman's long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000.

23 Dec 2025

After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit.

23 Dec 2025

Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine marks a major milestone for global health

The second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, concluded today in New Delhi, marking a major milestone for global health as it drew over 16 000 online registrations and brought together 800 delegates from more than 100 countries, including ministers from over 20 nations.

23 Dec 2025

Spatial computing explains how the brain organizes cognition

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information.

22 Dec 2025

Wearable AI device detects early signs of frailty in older adults

University of Arizona researchers in the Gutruf Lab have developed a comfortable, easy-to-use wearable device that incorporates artificial intelligence to detect subtle warning signs of frailty, signifying a leap forward in elderly care.

22 Dec 2025

Menopause hormone therapy not linked to dementia risk in women

A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in post-menopausal women, in a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

22 Dec 2025

THC products provide small improvements in pain but carry side effects

A new systematic evidence review finds that cannabis products that carry relatively high levels of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC, may provide short-term improvements in pain and function.

22 Dec 2025

Early brain connectivity predicts recovery after traumatic brain injury

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities.

22 Dec 2025

Reframing the role of MCL1 in cancer signaling and metabolism

A study by the Mildred Scheel Early Career Center group led by Dr. Mohamed Elgendy at the TUD Faculty of Medicine provides fundamental insights into cancer biology.

22 Dec 2025

A senescence-based therapeutic approach for temporal lobe epilepsy

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of brain cells.

22 Dec 2025

Research highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia

A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon.

22 Dec 2025

Whole-body imaging reveals where drugs bind at single-cell resolution

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question.

22 Dec 2025

Altered stress signaling helps explain relapse in alcohol use disorder

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain-and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.

22 Dec 2025

Digital patient records improve survival in HIV treatment clinics

With 9.5% of its population estimated to be HIV-positive in 2019, Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV prevalence in the world.

22 Dec 2025

Precision immunotherapy for TRBC2-positive T-cell malignancies

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Ludwig Center developed a new treatment that selectively targets TRBC2-positive T-cell cancers, expanding a precision approach they established in 2024 for TRBC1-positive tumors.

22 Dec 2025

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Polysaccharide functionalized carbon dot nanovaccine boosts antitumor T cell responses

Prebiotic microcapsules deliver pterostilbene to the colon to alleviate ulcerative colitis

Researchers explore a promising approach to enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer

Marijuana use associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens

An Arm and a Leg: A few more good things from 2025

Medical bills can be vexing and perplexing. Here’s this year’s best advice for patients.

After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine marks a major milestone for global health

Spatial computing explains how the brain organizes cognition

Wearable AI device detects early signs of frailty in older adults

Menopause hormone therapy not linked to dementia risk in women

THC products provide small improvements in pain but carry side effects

Early brain connectivity predicts recovery after traumatic brain injury

Reframing the role of MCL1 in cancer signaling and metabolism

A senescence-based therapeutic approach for temporal lobe epilepsy

Research highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia

Whole-body imaging reveals where drugs bind at single-cell resolution

Altered stress signaling helps explain relapse in alcohol use disorder

Digital patient records improve survival in HIV treatment clinics

Precision immunotherapy for TRBC2-positive T-cell malignancies

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