An experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their goal of developing a universal vaccine to “wake up” the immune…
Olive oil’s anti-inflammatory secret improves mRNA therapies As millions of people know firsthand, the most common side effect of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot is inflammation: soreness, redness and a day…
Pain is an important physiological response in living organisms. While physical pain is an outcome of tissue damage, pain can manifest as diverse unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences. Many studies report that…
Chemists have developed a novel way to generate a variety of highly useful chemical building blocks by harnessing metal carbenes, suggests new research. Typically used in chemical reactions essential for drug synthesis…
Digestive system malignancies (DSMTs)—including oesophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers—represent a major public health challenge in China. A recent national epidemiological study by Hu et al., published in eGastroenterology, analysed trends from 2004…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a leading cause of vision loss globally, with significant advancements in treatment options for both dry and wet AMD. As highlighted by Huang and colleagues, “Current therapies…
The sale of 23andMe’s DNA database underscores the need to ban the transaction of Americans’ genetic data as a corporate asset. In March, 23andMe, once heralded as a revolutionary consumer genetics company,…
Life expectancy, course of treatment and pain among top concerns for U.S. adults when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event for patients that can…
Progress towards universal access to safe, affordable surgical care is dangerously off track as at least 160 million patients each year are unable to receive surgery – with Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) bearing…
New research transforms our understanding of the Dark Ages It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought,…
