Transplanted placental cells successfully detected in mouse pancreas after birth
The pancreas is a complex organ comprising multiple cell types that regulate blood glucose levels through hormones, such as insulin, and support digestion by producing
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Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe
More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds
Are heavy school bags really to blame for children’s back pain?
A study of 221 schoolchildren in the Czech Republic found no statistically significant association between relative school bag weight and back pain, although nearly half
A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar
A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose
Scientists studied one million immune cells and found clues to future disease risk
Researchers developed a single-cell atlas of one million human neutrophils, identifying distinct immune cell populations and gene-expression patterns across tissues, infections, cancer, and other health
I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety – here’s how to recognise the signs
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
US investors are buying up UK care homes – a situation regulators say they are “watching carefully” in case it threatens plans for a National
Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.
First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an
Research shows how the brain merges faces and voices to read emotions
Communicating effectively with others involves recognizing emotions from faces and voices. How does the brain process and integrate emotional information from visuals and sounds that
Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu
A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting
LSD speeds up brain waves and increases neural complexity, study finds
First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of
INmune Bio establishes global commercialization framework for Ebstrocel™ through strategic agreement with Uniphar
INmune Bio Inc. (the “Company”), a late-stage biotechnology company focused on inflammation and immunology, today announced that it has entered into a Master Services Agreement
Stem cell therapies may need new protein quality control standards
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards for cell therapies assess identity, viability, sterility, and genetic stability. For extracellular vesicle (EV) products, Minimal Information for Studies