Inflammatory disorders

New 3D tissue model may speed better therapies for fibrosis

For the 300,000 Americans living with the immune disease scleroderma, better treatments can't come soon enough. The rare and sometimes fatal illness stiffens and scars tissue in organs like the lungs, liver, and kidneys, ...

Oncology & Cancer

A breath test could help us detect blood cancers

Molecules exhaled in the breath may help detect blood cancer, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London. The findings could enable the development of a blood cancer breathalyzer, providing a rapid, low-cost ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cancer-fighting radioisotope being optimized for therapeutic use

A promising breakthrough in cancer treatment is taking shape at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), where scientists are developing a powerful radioisotope that could one day precisely target and destroy cancer ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO sounds alarm on risk of chikungunya epidemic

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

TMEM63A gene linked to brain myelin defects in rare leukodystrophy

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain's ability to form the protective layer around nerves known as myelin, potentially opening new doors to treatments ...

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