Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of infectious disease deaths, claiming more than 1 million lives every year. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or exhales, and drug-resistant strains and ...
Aug 21, 2026
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By the time Alzheimer's disease begins affecting a person's memory, the underlying changes in the brain may have been developing for decades. That delay limits opportunities for early intervention by the time most people ...
Aug 24, 2026
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A study to be presented at ESC Congress 2026 will show that high blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
Aug 26, 2026
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Venomous snake bites can cause illness, disability and death in tropical and subtropical regions. A study published Aug. 25 in PLOS Medicine by Dileepa Ediriweera and Anuradhani Kasturuiratne, along with colleagues at the ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Peter Mac researchers have identified potential new drug targets for pancreatic cancer by uncovering proteins cancer cells rely on to grow and survive.
Aug 24, 2026
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For an experienced reader, recognizing the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain shouldn't be able to read. Reading has existed for too short a time to have shaped a dedicated center ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Stem cells possess the unique ability to self-renew and transform into different types of cells. For example, rare hematopoietic stem cells found in bone marrow can become any type of blood cell. Throughout life, they can ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Higher diet quality is associated with better lung function (LF), especially among individuals with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
Aug 24, 2026
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Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which a particularly aggressive form of colon cancer evades the immune system.
Aug 20, 2026
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There is a widespread belief that people with autism are less empathetic. In other words, that they are less able to put themselves in someone else's shoes. But is that actually true? Autism researcher Dr. Lisa Krijnen is ...
Aug 25, 2026
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