Neurological disorders are the number one cause of disability in the world, leading to seven million deaths each year. Yet few treatments exist for these…
New hydrogel can repair tears in human tissue
EPFL scientists have developed an injectable gel that can attach to various kinds of soft internal tissues and repair tears resulting from an accident or…
Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90% in US trial
US biotech company Moderna announced COVID vaccine is 90 percent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 percent effective against severe disease. The…
How spanking may affect brain development in children
Spanking may affect a child’s brain development in similar ways to more severe forms of violence, according to a new study led by Harvard researchers.…
Advanced radiotherapy ‘must play central role’ in clearing COVID-19’s cancer backlog
Urgent investment is needed in advanced forms of radiotherapy so the high-tech treatment can play a central role in clearing the backlog in NHS cancer…
Immune-stimulating drug before surgery shows promise in early-stage pancreatic cancer
Giving early-stage pancreatic cancer patients a CD40 immune-stimulating drug helped jumpstart a T cell attack to the notoriously stubborn tumor microenvironment before surgery and other…
Alessandra Ambrosio Shows Off Her Toned Physique in a New Workout Video Right Before Her 40th Birthday
Alessandra Ambrosio is giving us a glimpse into how she keeps so fit. On Thursday, the 39-year-old model posted an Instagram video of herself working…
Interleukin-33 involved in immunity to SARS-CoV-2
Early in the pandemic, a team of immunologists from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and physicians from the University of…
Genomic testing services in pathology & immunology department to be expanded
Genetic and genomic testing is driving advances in precision medicine. Such testing provides the data that, when combined with information about disease status and environmental…
Higher rates of chronic pain in women linked to genetics
Women may be at greater risk of experiencing chronic pain because the condition has a different genetic basis in men and women. Keira Johnston of…