Nanoplatelets, a potential drug delivery vehicle for targeted cancer therapy
Short-lived radioactive isotopes, or radioisotopes, can image tumors or inflict high levels of cellular damage to them.
Category: Health
A New York skincare survey found mercury where consumers might not expect it
Targeted surveillance of 197 skin-lightening and skincare products purchased in New York City from 2009 to 2022 found detectable mercury in 29%, with 18% exceeding
Deep-learning tissue clocks reveal how organs age and leave disease-linked signals in blood
Deep learning applied to more than 25,000 histopathology slides revealed tissue-specific structural signatures of biological aging that tracked telomere attrition, pathology, comorbidity, and molecular changes
Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding
Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year
IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus
Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.
FDA: Covid vaccines ‘related’ to the deaths of least 10 children
Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said.
Long-term study outlines unexpected findings about tick populations
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with nearly half a million people diagnosed each
New book guides high-risk pregnancy decisions after Dobbs
Doctors and patients confronting high-risk pregnancies have always faced profound and life-altering decisions.
Childhood trauma affects brain pathways linked to adult anhedonia
Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards-or anhedonia-later in life.
Erin survived cancer aged 21 – now it’s a race against time for a chance of a baby
Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children
‘Women from Wales come to my London clinic because of inadequate abortion care’
An obstetrician says he treats women from Wales every other week at an abortion clinic in London.
Engineered red blood cell vesicles improve gene therapy delivery
Red blood cells serve as the foundation for nanocarriers that show promise in a new study as effective and efficient vehicles for gene therapy, tumor
Researchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium gene
The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB’s genes. Or have
Computational pipeline uncovers subtype specific targets for cervical cancer
A new study presents a multi-layered strategy for identifying cell-surface targets that could help guide more precise antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development for cervical cancer, with