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An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills

Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the U.S. health care system for four decades. These days, she's focused on what she thinks are the biggest burdens on the average American: runaway hospital prices and rising health insurance premiums.

5 Nov 2025

Senotherapeutics mitigate the root drivers of age- and obesity-related metabolic disease

A growing body of evidence implicates cellular senescence-when cells age and permanently stop dividing-as an important contributor to metabolic dysfunction that can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

5 Nov 2025

Commonly prescribed antibiotic linked to lower risk of schizophrenia

A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, new research suggests.

5 Nov 2025

Gut bacteria metabolize nitrogen compounds to prevent cancer-causing nitrosamines

Nitrogen metabolism of gut bacteria can provide health benefits. Specifically, gut microbes metabolize dietary nitrates and nitrites and prevent the formation of cancer-causing compounds called nitrosamines.

5 Nov 2025

PTGES3 emerges as key regulator of androgen receptor in prostate cancer

A poorly characterized protein, historically thought to be a chaperone or enzyme, may actually be a key player in prostate cancer.

5 Nov 2025

While politicos dispense blame, these doctors aim to take shame out of medicine

The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately.

5 Nov 2025

AI helps detect early signs of alcoholism in firefighters with 80% accuracy

A deep learning model using brain scans and tests predicts alcohol use disorder risk in firefighters, enhancing mental health strategies in high-stress jobs.

5 Nov 2025

Drug-resistant bloodstream infections expected to rise across Europe by 2030

The rates of bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria will increase substantially across Europe in the next five years, driven largely by aging populations, according to a new paper published November 4th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Gwenan Knight of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and colleagues.

5 Nov 2025

Optibrium delivers real-time collaboration in its comprehensive molecular design platform with StarDrop 8

Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for molecular design, today announced the release of StarDrop 8, the most significant update to its comprehensive discovery platform in its 20-year history.

4 Nov 2025

Top-five pharmaceutical company expands partnership with Aptamer for multi-target Optimer® development program

Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life sciences industry, today announced a new contract valued at up to £617,000 with a top-five pharmaceutical company.

4 Nov 2025

Super recognizers excel by looking smarter not harder

What is it that makes a super recognizer – someone with extraordinary face recognition abilities – better at remembering faces than the rest of us?

4 Nov 2025

Trojan horse strategy using cesium nanosalts shows powerful anti-cancer effects

Recently, a team led by Academician Hongjie Zhang, Researcher Shuyan Song, Associate Researcher Pengpeng Lei, and Dr. Ran An at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed an innovative strategy to construct a series of biodegradable cesium nanosalts.

4 Nov 2025

Common cholesterol drugs found to speed up PFAS removal from the body

Certain medicines can cause the environmental toxin PFAS to be eliminated from the body faster, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg.

4 Nov 2025

Hidden cell structures reveal a common weakness in leukemia

A hidden structure inside the cell is rewriting how scientists understand leukemia. Beneath the microscope, what looked like disorder turned out to follow a simple physical rule – one that connects several major mutations behind the disease.

4 Nov 2025

People with traumatic spinal cord injuries at higher risk of developing chronic health problems

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) are at a higher risk of developing a myriad of chronic health problems, regardless of age, location of the injury and prior health status.

4 Nov 2025

Japanese study finds widespread reluctance to donate cells for brain organoid research

Research on human brain organoids (HBOs) is directly challenging how biobanks and biomedical institutes recruit volunteers.

4 Nov 2025

Work-related anxiety found to affect thousands of employees in Norway

Bullying and lack of psychological support from managers top the list of workplace factors that can lead to serious mental health problems, according to a new investigation of work-related anxiety in four countries.

4 Nov 2025

Researchers reveal common synaptic pathway behind Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases are the two most common neurodegenerative disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide.

4 Nov 2025

Study reveals key role of sugars in immune cell movement during psoriasis

New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis.

4 Nov 2025

Loud noise exposure worsens motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease model

In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure produced motor deficits in a mouse model of early-stage Parkinson's disease, and established a link between the auditory processing and movement areas of the brain, according to a study published November 4th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Pei Zhang from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues.

4 Nov 2025

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An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills

Senotherapeutics mitigate the root drivers of age- and obesity-related metabolic disease

Commonly prescribed antibiotic linked to lower risk of schizophrenia

Gut bacteria metabolize nitrogen compounds to prevent cancer-causing nitrosamines

PTGES3 emerges as key regulator of androgen receptor in prostate cancer

While politicos dispense blame, these doctors aim to take shame out of medicine

AI helps detect early signs of alcoholism in firefighters with 80% accuracy

Drug-resistant bloodstream infections expected to rise across Europe by 2030

Optibrium delivers real-time collaboration in its comprehensive molecular design platform with StarDrop 8

Top-five pharmaceutical company expands partnership with Aptamer for multi-target Optimer® development program

Super recognizers excel by looking smarter not harder

Trojan horse strategy using cesium nanosalts shows powerful anti-cancer effects

Common cholesterol drugs found to speed up PFAS removal from the body

Hidden cell structures reveal a common weakness in leukemia

People with traumatic spinal cord injuries at higher risk of developing chronic health problems

Japanese study finds widespread reluctance to donate cells for brain organoid research

Work-related anxiety found to affect thousands of employees in Norway

Researchers reveal common synaptic pathway behind Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

Study reveals key role of sugars in immune cell movement during psoriasis

Loud noise exposure worsens motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease model

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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