Category: 6. Health
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This week in science: Swearing, bird bills and the pandemic, and whale breath samples
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
It’s time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR’s science podcast. And I’m joined now by Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy from the show. Hi to both of you.
BERLY MCCOY,…
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Decoding the molecular mechanism via systems biology-based insights into neoschaftoside from Ailanthus altissima targeting lung cancer
Zhou, J. et al. Global burden of lung cancer in 2022 and projections to 2050: Incidence and mortality estimates from GLOBOCAN. Cancer Epidemiol. 93, 102693 (2024).
Li, C. et al. Global burden…
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Powerful Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered Inside Japanese Tree Frog : ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered a promising new approach to fighting cancer in the gut bacteria of a Japanese tree frog, with one strain completely shrinking tumors in mice, with no severe side effects.
The Japanese tree frog (Dryophytes…
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New plant-based serum shown to regrow hair in weeks
A team of scientists has created a daily scalp hair growth serum, using a tropical plant-based extract, that has proven to regrow hair and improve hair thickness in just 56 days.
The test enrolled 60 adults in a randomized, double-blind trial run…
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ctDNA Tumor-Informed vs Agnostic Testing in CRC Recurrence
ctDNA (Circulating tumor DNA) has emerged as a key tool for detecting molecular residual disease after curative surgery in early-stage colorectal cancer, often identifying recurrence months before radiologic relapse and informing…
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Aleix Prat: 2025 Marks a Defining Year for HER2DX in Breast Cancer
Aleix Prat, Director of the Clínic Barcelona Comprehensive Cancer Center at Barcelona Clinical Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“2025 has been a very special year for HER2DX
Looking back, it’s been quite striking to see…
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Stress Signals Drive Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients With Depression, Anxiety
Depression and anxiety are independently associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and are partially mediated by heightened stress-related neural activity, highlighting shared stress-related pathophysiology…
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Experimental Multistage Malaria Vaccine Demonstrates Promising Protection in Early Trial
Malaria remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases, which is responsible for approximately 249 million cases and over 600,000 deaths globally every year, with children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa bearing the greatest burden. The recent…
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