When scientific curiosity paves the way for improved healthcare: Read more about promising studies and trials that lead to more effective drugs, procedures as well as medical guidelines.
A Covid infection can affect a person's sense of smell or taste – but what about vaccination? New research investigated smell and taste changes after vaccination – with reassuring results.
Radiotherapy can be lifesaving for patients with lung cancer, but may also damage healthy lung tissue and limit future treatments. Discovery of a new immune pathway could help prevent this damage.
Could a liquid biopsy blood test help detect breast cancer earlier than a mammogram alone? A new clinical trial to evaluate this question has just started.
Researchers have successfully corrected part of a genetic defect in stem cells taken from a patient with GATA2 deficiency. This could have significant implications for patients with genetic disorders.
Women with autoimmune diseases are significantly more likely than men to have their autoimmune disease misdiagnosed as a psychiatric or psychosomatic condition, according to a new study.
Ovaries do not just cease to function after menopause. In a new study, scientists found that the ovary remains biologically active for decades - with implications for cancer and other diseases.
A new self-disinfecting fabric uses visible light to eliminate bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings. The manufacturing process could be easily implemented for hospital-use textiles.
Many cancer treatments leave their recipients immunocompromised and at greater risk of infection. A new transmission model aims to better prevent transmission in hospitals' oncology wards.
A new review brings together the current evidence on sepsis-associated atrial fibrillation (SAAF) – and maps the research needed to close the gaps.
Normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease reshape communication across the brain in distinct patterns. By differentiating these patterns, researchers are developing a new way for early detection.
Patients who arrive in the emergency department with elevated blood pressure are extremely common. Instead of treating them with blood pressure medication, a new study tried a calming VR experience.
Could a patient's sweet tooth sabotage antibiotic treatment for blood cancer? A study suggests that eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.
Can patients with high anatomic risk but low genomic risk for early-stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer do similarly well without chemotherapy? A new trial aims to evaluate the benefits for this subgroup.
DNA methylation patterns in blood could identify people at high risk of prostate or breast cancer up to eight years before diagnosis, Oxford Population Health researchers report.
A Cambridge study reveals how tumours suppress immune responses – and how blocking this mechanism could make immunotherapies effective in more patients.
To fight cystic fibrosis at the source, scientists have both identified a key infection mechanism and a way to correct the defect. Their insights could help limit serious complications in CF patients.
A research team has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agent that detects invasive lung cancer and metastatic disease at earlier stages than conventional imaging approaches.
People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to new research.
Clostridioides difficile does not cause symptoms in infants – but that does not mean the bacteria are harmless: research links colonization to serious long-term consequences for the developing gut.
People with a psychiatric disorder after a traumatic event are more likely to have increased cardiovascular risks, such as non-fatal heart attack and stroke or cardiovascular death, a new study finds.
For infants, contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can be particularly serious and may cause severe breathing difficulties. A study shows that vaccination of mothers greatly reduces the risk.
Temperature extremes can increase the risk of heart failure hospitalization, a new study finds. This underscores the need for health systems to respond to and prepare for environmental stressors.
“Rather than talking about ER-positive or ER-negative breast cancer, we need to view it as a spectrum”: a new classification approach could lead to more personalised treatments.
A new study sheds light on the complex competition and cooperation between bacteria in the gut microbiome. These insights could be leveraged for targeted manipulation of the microbiome.
After shoulder replacement surgery, bone density around the implant declines over time, according to a new study. The findings highlight the importance of assessing osteoporosis before surgery.
