Scientists have identified why some patients developed dangerous blood clots called vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) after receiving certain COVID‑19 vaccines, or after natural adenovirus infection.
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Researchers led by Xian-Yang Qin at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have developed a score that predicts the risk of liver cancer. Published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National…

Researchers in China have created a more efficient strategy for producing natural killer (NK) cells for use in cancer immunotherapy.
NK cells play a critical role in the body’s early defense against viruses and cancer, along with other immune…

A controlled clinical trial suggests a fast-acting psychedelic approach may reduce depressive symptoms, but researchers stress careful interpretation and the need for larger long-term studies.
Study: A short-acting psychedelic…

It’s estimated that between 700,000 and 1 million falls happen throughout US hospitals every year, and almost a third of these result in a patient injury. Several of the risk factors for falls— changes in activities of daily living, cognitive…

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance of living to the grand old age of 90, according to research published in 2025 – thanks, it seems, to a variety of…