Category: 6. Health

In a major step towards a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body’s bile acids bind to block C. diff‘s most dangerous…

Cancer survival might depend on what time of day you get your treatment, a new study says.

Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, researchers wrote in a study published online Monday…

Many of us are still in the reflective stage after RSNA 2025 as we attempt to summarize all the fascinating AI-focused sessions, panels, and hallway discussions. Throughout the seven imaging informatics sessions this year, a clear message became…

Protein restriction has been used as a strategy for delaying disease progression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for more than 140 years, said the authors of a review article covering research on a low-protein diet in animal models…

Original story from the University College London (UCL; UK).

A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH; London UK), has shown promising results in…

Graying hair could be a sign that the body is effectively protecting itself from cancer, a new study suggests.

Cancer-causing triggers, such as ultraviolet (UV) light or certain chemicals, activate a natural defensive pathway that leads to…

When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain’s non-neuronal cells are astrocytes, star-shaped cells with a lot of…

Australian researchers have for the first time pinpointed specific genetic changes that increase the risk of severe, sight-threatening forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

A new study, published today in Nature…