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3D-printed model created to mimic cancer metastasis

Scientists have created a 3D-printed model to mimic the specific conditions that spur the spread of cancer cells.

23 Oct 2024

New guidance released for communities at risk of wildfire health impacts

Chemical Insights Research Institute (CIRI) of UL Research Institutes has joined with UL Standards and Engagement to release new guidance for communities at risk for fires in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas.

23 Oct 2024

Researchers create mini-brains to study autism and test new treatments

Using stem cells generated from patients with a rare and severe form of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, Scripps Research scientists have grown personalized "mini-brains" (or organoids) to study the disorder in new detail.

23 Oct 2024

Parental leave availability influences young adults' norms on childcare

In research published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, investigators examined the relationship between countries' parental leave policies and young adults' perceptions of social norms for the division of childcare duties between mothers and fathers.

23 Oct 2024

New position statement advocates for permanent standard time in the UK

The British Sleep Society has released a position statement in the Journal of Sleep Research advocating for the abolition of the twice-yearly clock changes in the UK and the restoration of permanent Standard Time (Greenwich Mean Time).

23 Oct 2024

Novel device may rescue people from overdose without bystander help

The opioid epidemic claims more 70,000 lives each year in the U.S., and lifesaving interventions are urgently needed.

23 Oct 2024

Healthy habits in middle age may protect against neurological conditions

In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol that are not well-controlled combined with not following certain healthy habits including exercise, diet and sleep, are linked to a higher risk of stroke, dementia or depression later in life, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Oct 2024

Poor sleep quality linked to increased brain aging in middle age

People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late middle age, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Oct 2024

Study reveals innovative treatment for narcolepsy-related nightmares

A new Northwestern Medicine study has demonstrated a new way to treat narcolepsy-related nightmares.

23 Oct 2024

Urine RNA analysis shows promise for detecting genitourinary diseases

Early detection is critical when it comes to curing diseases like cancer, but not everyone has easy access to screening tools.

23 Oct 2024

Multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics linked to lower risk of Parkinson's disease

A Rutgers Health study has found that people who took multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics had a modestly lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a surprising finding that researchers say highlights the complex relationship between bacteria in the digestive tract and brain health.

23 Oct 2024

Breakthrough research reveals neural basis of eating behavior

Speaking, singing, coughing, laughing, yelling, yawning, chewing - we use our jaws for many purposes. Each action requires a complex coordination of muscles whose activity is managed by neurons in the brain.

23 Oct 2024

Immunotherapy may be an effective treatment strategy for heart failure

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that a type of immunotherapy - similar to that approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis - also may be an effective treatment strategy for heart failure.

23 Oct 2024

New chemical language model can predict dual-target drug candidates

Researchers from the University of Bonn have trained an AI process to predict potential active ingredients with special properties.

23 Oct 2024

NIH launches precision medicine trial to test new treatments for myeloid cancers

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a proof-of-concept precision medicine clinical trial to test new treatment combinations targeting specific genetic changes in the cancer cells of people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

23 Oct 2024

Researchers discover how ovarian tumors cripple immune cells

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack - blocking the energy supply T cells depend on.

23 Oct 2024

WHO faces challenges in delivering aid amid intensifying hostilities in Gaza

On 21 October, 14 patients and 10 caregivers were transferred from Kamal Adwan in North Gaza to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City during a high-risk, WHO-led joint mission, amid intense hostilities and access restrictions.

23 Oct 2024

Multigene RNA signature enhances treatment strategies for triple negative breast cancer

Using a gene signature technique to tailor chemotherapy for patients with early triple negative breast cancer shows promise as a way to improve disease-free survival, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

23 Oct 2024

Maternal antibodies may hinder malaria vaccine effectiveness in infants

Maternal antibodies passed across the placenta can interfere with the response to the malaria vaccine, which would explain its lower efficacy in infants under five months of age, according to research led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), in collaboration with seven African centers (CISM-Mozambique, IHI-Tanzania, CRUN-Burkina Faso, KHRC-Ghana, NNIMR-Ghana, CERMEL-Gabon, KEMRI-Kenya).

23 Oct 2024

A California official helped save a mental health company’s contract. It flew him to London.

The director of California's mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.

23 Oct 2024