Umbilical cord blood markers may predict future type 1 diabetes
One day, there could be a new test to screen for type 1 diabetes, now that scientists have found markers in the blood of the
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Soluble E-cadherin drives brain metastasis in aggressive inflammatory breast cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a targetable driver of brain metastases in patients with aggressive inflammatory breast cancer.
Combination therapy improves cognition in Alzheimer’s models
In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties.
Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer
Lord Falconer said the bill has “absolutely no hope” of passing without a “fundamental change” in approach.
‘Hospital’s neglect in my son’s death has ripped our hearts out’
Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.
‘You don’t feel judged’: Why we buy more at self-service terminals
How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.
US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history
Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs
The government has proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards
‘I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list’
Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.
Preteen smartphone use linked to depression, obesity, lack of sleep
A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep.
RFK Jr. names CDC vaccine adviser to senior HHS role
Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Eating beef as part of a healthy dietary pattern does not impact risk factors for type 2 diabetes
More than 135 million American adults are either living with or at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), elevating the need for more evidence-based dietary
New nanomaterial kills cancer cells via oxidative stress
Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new nanomaterial that triggers a pair of chemical reactions inside cancer cells, killing the cells via oxidative
Newly discovered compound can advance the body’s internal clock
A Japanese research team has discovered a new compound that can advance the body’s internal clock—offering hope for faster recovery from jet lag and better