Medical Tech

PROGRESS trial: early TAVI helps patients with moderate aortic stenosis

SAN DIEGO, CA—Patients with moderate aortic stenosis (AS) and at-risk features do better over 2 years of follow-up when they are treated with TAVI rather than being managed with...

Scientists Discover a Surprisingly Simple Way to Relieve Stubborn Carpal Tunnel Pain

A brief procedure using saline could offer lasting relief for stubborn carpal tunnel symptoms without steroids, a small clinical trial suggests. The numbness, tingling, weakness,...

Scientists Discover a Surprising New Effect of a Popular Blood Pressure Drug

A drug for high blood pressure could inspire future treatments for people with normal readings, thanks to an unexpected effect on the body’s energy-burning...

Scientists Turn a Cancer-Fueling Protein into a Powerful New Weapon Against Tumors

A protein that helps cancer grow could become an unlikely ally in treating it, with laboratory and mouse experiments showing that activating it in...

The Pentagon Wants Ketamine Wafers as a Battlefield Medicine Option

The Pentagon wants ketamine wafers. And it seems to want them now. Earlier this year, the Defense Department awarded a nearly $41 million development contract...

Scientists Develop a Remarkable New Coating for the Powerhouses of Our Cells

Scientists have given the tiny powerhouses of our cells a remarkable high-tech makeover that preserves their energy production and could pave the way for...

World-First Spinal Cord Transplant Claim Raises Serious Questions

Replacing damaged spinal cord with healthy donor tissue sounds like a straightforward solution to paralysis. Getting those tissues to exchange meaningful messages is another...

Scientists Discover a Hidden Electrical Signal in the Heart That Could Predict Sudden Death

Researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized electrical signal in the heart that could help predict sudden cardiac death before it strikes. Sudden cardiac death can...

Your Saliva Could Hold the Key to Detecting a Deadly Cancer

Scientists have discovered distinct bacterial patterns in the saliva of patients with a deadly form of esophageal cancer. Bacteria living in the mouth may hold...

Retatrutide reduced sleep-apnoea severity in two phase 3 trials published in NEJM

Eli Lilly's experimental weekly triple-hormone injection cut breathing interruptions during sleep in adults with and without type 2 diabetes, alongside substantial weight loss, over...

First participant vaccinated in Tumaini Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine trial as WHO reports cases in five countries

A platform trial co-sponsored from DR Congo and Belgium has begun testing Bundibugyo vaccine candidates in Ituri, as WHO counts nearly 9,700 confirmed cases...

FDA approves bepirovirsen (Hibsago), the first antisense drug for chronic hepatitis B

GSK's injectable antisense drug, given for a limited period alongside standard antivirals, is cleared for selected adults with low surface-antigen levels and carries a...

Scientists Discover a Powerful New Weapon Against a Dangerous Gut Infection

The promise of an experimental treatment for C. difficile gut infections lies partly in the bacteria it leaves alive, according to early laboratory and...

A Hidden Molecular Switch Could Change How We Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer

A protein-building molecule helped switch resistant prostate tumors back into a drug-sensitive state in experimental models, offering a potential target for future treatments. Many treatments...

Rare Mutation May Shield the Brain From Alzheimer’s Damage

A rare mutation may keep a major Alzheimer’s risk gene from damaging the brain’s protective barrier. About one in five people carries at least one...

A New Discovery Could Bring Scientists Closer to Healing Damaged Tendons

A softer environment can help struggling tendon cells bounce back, offering a fresh clue to why tendon pain can persist. Researchers at Queen Mary University...

Scientists Discover an Unexpected New Way To Fight Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

A transplant drug improved brain blood flow in a four-week study of healthy adults at higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s, suggesting a possible role...