Category: Health

Cancer immunotherapies have transformed treatment for many cancers, but pancreatic cancer remains especially difficult to treat. One major reason is that pancreatic tumors often create

The main function of CRISPR-Cas systems, the revolutionary tool scientists now employ to edit genes, is to defend bacteria against threats such as viruses called

Engineers at the University of California San Diego created a smart ring that simultaneously and continuously monitors up to four different chemical biomarkers from finger sweat.

Researchers launch a “Laughter Lab” to explore how laughing can improve wellbeing and health.

Full emergency cover remained in place and patients were told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.

Argentine scientists have identified a mechanism that allows pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, to become resistant to damage.

Improving diets is one of the world’s biggest public health and environmental challenges. More than 2.5 billion adults are now overweight or obese, 88% of

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, which reprograms an individual’s immune cells to seek out and destroy certain cancer cells, has revolutionized treatment for blood

Researchers have created a wearable patch that can detect hazards in the environment – such as dangerous gases or heavy metals in water – and

Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. “I want to stay here,” she vowed.

In leukemia’s most aggressive forms, the blood cell factories in our bone marrow falter. Instead of dividing and multiplying at their usual prolific pace, generating

Unusual behavior in the cells of mothers and babies with preeclampsia may provide new therapeutic targets for the condition, finds a new UCL-led study.

For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including fossils, genetic variation across populations, and ancient

A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) – a byproduct of gut bacteria digestion of nutrients found