Medical Tech

Researchers Have Discovered a New Way To Reduce Chronic Nerve Pain

A cancer-linked protein called BRAF may help drive chronic nerve pain, and existing cancer drugs targeting it reduced pain sensitivity in preclinical models. Chronic nerve...

Alzheimer’s Hope: Nanoparticles Regenerate Cells To Restore Memory

A single injection of a nanoparticle treatment engineered to encourage the generation of new brain cells was enough to reverse cognitive decline in an...

New Injectable Hydrogel Could Transform Osteoarthritis Treatment

An injectable hydrogel platform forms a lubricating depot inside the joint after a single minimally invasive injection, allowing drug-loaded nanocarriers to remain in place...

Scientists Supercharge Natural Killer Cells To Attack Solid Tumors

Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues found a way to make natural killer cells better at attacking cancer. In mice, the enhanced cells entered solid...

Scientists Warn of a Nearly 400% Increase in Toxic Liver Injuries – One Common Drug Leads the List

U.S. poison centers have recorded a sharp long-term rise in liver injuries linked to medications and other foreign substances, with most severe enough to...

New Imaging Technology Tracks Cancer From the Whole Body to Single Cells

For the first time, new imaging technology in Scotland allows scientists to track cancer from the whole body down to individual cells, providing new...

New Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel Into a Deadly Weakness

Researchers have developed a compound that attacks cancer cells in two ways by exploiting their demand for sugar while blocking their backup fuel supply. Cancer...

Cancer Cells Exploit a Hidden Immune “Off Switch”

A protein called TRAILshort may act as a central immune brake that limits T-cell responses and CAR-T therapy. Cancer cells can weaken the immune system...

Scientists Discover a Hidden Way T Cells Attack Leukemia

T cells may use a previously unknown CD64-dependent pathway to attack acute myeloid leukemia. T cells are generally thought to identify cancer through a well-established...

Scientists Turn Gut Bacteria Into Pancreatic Cancer Fighters

Engineered gut bacteria helped activate immune attacks against pancreatic tumors in animal models. Pancreatic tumors are notoriously difficult for the immune system to attack. They...

Scientists Discover a Major Brain Change That Starts Around Age 50

NIH-supported findings reveal a previously unknown aspect of human brain aging that may contribute to cognitive decline and dementia risk later in life. Beginning in...

Blood Test May Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Years Before Symptoms

A large international study suggests that very high p-tau217 levels may identify cognitively healthy adults who face a substantially greater chance of impairment years...

New Strategy Shows Promise Against the Deadliest Brain Cancer

Focused ultrasound helped deliver microRNAs that targeted multiple glioblastoma genes and improved outcomes in animal models. A treatment aimed at glioblastoma must first cross one...

Second PSMA PET Scan Finds Prostate Cancer in 56% of Patients

A negative scan does not always mean recurrent prostate cancer is nowhere to be found. Sometimes, the disease may simply be too small or...

Once-daily LDL cholesterol-smashing pill gets FDA approval

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a game-changing cholesterol drug, the first of its kind in a class that’s otherwise...

This Experimental Drug Repaired the Gut and Reversed Severe Fatty Liver Disease

An experimental drug repaired the gut and reversed severe fatty liver disease in animals, opening the door to a promising new treatment for MASH. Researchers...