Medical research
Opening the door to a vaccine for multiple childhood infections
A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say.
Oct 31, 2025
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Researchers patent formula to block the transition from acute to chronic pain
Anyone who has experienced chronic pain knows how debilitating it can be. Just ask Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D., who has dealt with pain twice in his life: once after a minor surgery, and again with a bad bout of back pain that ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Genetics
Genetic mechanisms reveal how toxic substances damage balance cells in the inner ear
The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as certain antibiotics or anticancer drugs, can damage the hair cells that form part of this system, ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Pediatrics
Puberty: The signs, stages and when to see a doctor
Puberty is the time when children's bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation.
Oct 30, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
First direct measurement of dementia-linked proteins opens door to better diagnosis and future treatments
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease has come a step closer thanks to a new measurement method developed by chemists at Utrecht University. For the first time, they have made the growth of the notorious protein clumps involved ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Cardiology
Minimally invasive procedure for aortic valve disease has similar outcomes as surgery, study reports
People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart's aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators and colleagues report.
Oct 28, 2025
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Neuroscience
Chemotherapy nerve damage linked to immune cell stress pathway activation
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, have made a breakthrough in understanding why many cancer patients develop nerve damage after chemotherapy. ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Online Tai Chi is helping people with chronic knee pain
Tai Chi is a slow, gentle mind-body exercise that has been shown to benefit a wide range of health conditions and is particularly effective for people with chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.
Oct 28, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Role of brain inflammation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may depend on the behavior of microglia
Researchers from the Alzheimer's Center at Temple (ACT) provide new insights into how microglia, the brain's immune cells, exhibit an apparent dual function with the ability to both increase and decrease inflammation in the ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
DNA copy-number changes help melanoma develop resistance to immunotherapy, study finds
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to resist immunotherapy and identifies a potential strategy to prevent or reverse ...
Oct 31, 2025
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