Nature-inspired sensor detects molecules in blood with high sensitivity
A team led by La Trobe University has drawn inspiration from nature to develop a breakthrough sensor that can rapidly track tiny molecular changes in
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RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he overstates science
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he’s overstating what diet can do for serious illness
‘Start low, go slow’: The smart, safe approach to drug dosage in the elderly
Lower starting doses with cautious titration reduce toxicity without sacrificing effectiveness The post ‘Start low, go slow’: The smart, safe approach to drug dosage in
MD Enshittification
Enshittification, also known as crapification and platform decay, is a process in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time. As some
Health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
Siemens Healthineers launches brain health research portfolio with first biomarker assays now available
Siemens Healthineers announced today its offerings for brain health research are expanding, with the brain-derived, fully automated Atellica IM Phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217) and Atellica
New tool helps thousands achieve better blood pressure control
A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California’s six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for
New nanomaterial enhances bioimaging and targeted cancer drug delivery
The Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group (GNano) at the University of São Paulo’s São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC-USP) in Brazil has discovered a way to
New data hub aims to advance alternatives to animal testing
A research team at NYU Langone Health and Sage Bionetworks has been awarded a $25 million grant to establish the data hub and coordinating center
Blocking a single protein could make hidden HPV-positive tumors vulnerable to treatment
A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
What a medication abortion is like, according to a doctor
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the “abortion pill.”