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New biosensor offers fast detection of H5N1 in farm air

As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ways to monitor for infections, in real time, to mitigate and respond to outbreaks.

24 Apr 2025

Rethinking stroke prevention for patients with mild carotid narrowing

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

24 Apr 2025

Both low and moderate-high intensity exercise could help fight against Alzheimer's

Researchers at University of California San Diego and Wake Forest University have found that both low and moderate-high intensity exercise could be valuable tools in the fight against Alzheimer's.

24 Apr 2025

Measles could become endemic again in the United States

Childhood vaccination rates have been falling in the United States, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

24 Apr 2025

Simple intervention during ER visits lowers blood pressure long term

A simple consultation during unrelated visits to the emergency room can help patients with high blood pressure - "the silent killer" - manage the condition, even before they experience symptoms, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

24 Apr 2025

Global clinical trial tests two anti-inflammatory drugs for long COVID

Spanning four continents and enrolling hundreds of people, a new clinical trial will test the effectiveness of two anti-inflammatory medicines as potential treatments for long COVID, scientists from Western University and the Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid (SILC) announced today.

24 Apr 2025

AI predicts pediatric glioma recurrence using multiple brain scans

Artificial intelligence (AI) shows tremendous promise for analyzing vast medical imaging datasets and identifying patterns that may be missed by human observers.

24 Apr 2025

Neutrophil subpopulations could help predict autoimmune disease relapse

Neutrophils, one of the immune system warriors that were thought to be all the same, turn out to be diverse. Unfortunately, these cells are also active in autoimmune diseases.

24 Apr 2025

Epilepsy after brain injury increases risk of premature death

People who develop epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury are at an 80 percent higher risk of premature death compared to those who have suffered a similar brain injury without developing epilepsy.

24 Apr 2025

New connective tissue cells could open path to pancreatic cancer treatment

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in pancreatic tumors.

24 Apr 2025

Novel technology for in situ irradiation of tumors

Radiation therapy is an established method of cancer treatment. It works by subjecting tumor cells to ionizing radiation, damaging their genetic material and, ideally, eliminating the tumor.

24 Apr 2025

Global immunization progress threatened by misinformation and funding cuts

Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24–30 April.

24 Apr 2025

Baloxavir marboxil shows promise in reducing household flu spread

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine.

24 Apr 2025

Chimeric RNA offers new clues for tailoring prostate cancer therapies

Prostate cancer has distinct genetic properties in different groups of men that can be targeted to improve patient outcomes, UVA Cancer Center researchers have discovered.

24 Apr 2025

NIH study reveals how inflammation affects pain perception

Researchers uncover the cellular and molecular basis for sensing heat and inflammatory pain.

24 Apr 2025

New compound shows promise in treating hard-to-treat inflammatory conditions

Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic itching, asthma and migraine are in many cases hard-to-treat conditions.

24 Apr 2025

AI-powered BEACON platform enhances global disease surveillance

The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) and a network of globally based experts to rapidly collect, analyze, and disseminate information on emerging infectious diseases affecting humans, animals, and the environment.

24 Apr 2025

Analytichem introduces Redipor® ready-to-use culture media brand globally

AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, has introduced Redipor® ready-to-use culture media as an AnalytiChem branded product line globally.

24 Apr 2025

New antibiotic offers hope for more effective Lyme disease treatment

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually.

24 Apr 2025

Step-and-shoot proton arc therapy reduces cancer treatment side effects

For many cancer patients, side effects from radiation can be debilitating. But a new way of delivering radiation treatment has proven effective at eliminating a hard-to-treat cancer with the only side effect being light skin discoloration, even nine months after treatment.

24 Apr 2025