Radiotherapy may be able to do far more than simply destroy tumor cells. A review explores how combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy could improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
A new study shows that phage therapy could help reduce recurrent infections, which happen when the bacteria responsible for UTIs ‘hide’ in the tissue of the bladder.
Deliberate laughter therapy offers an effective low-cost complementary treatment to help patients with COPD reduce breathing difficulties at home without specialist support, new research finds.
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.
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.
Using a specialized “broth”, researchers have developed a way to condense the days-long diagnosis timeline for sepsis to just hours, facilitating faster diagnosis and clinical decision-making.
This small patch contains tiny microneedles that can gently pass through the outer layer of the skin without drawing blood, to deliver two anti-cancer drugs for localised skin cancer treatment.
Researchers have found an ‘immune organ’ inside the skull, which directs brain defenses. The findings may offer a new way to fight brain cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Cancer metastasis is responsible for at least two-thirds of cancer deaths. Researchers have developed a multi-organ chip that mimics how cancer cells spread to distant organs to gain new insights.
New research has identified a previously unknown mechanism of Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The discovery could open new therapeutic perspectives.
On the way to a patient's “digital twin”: A novel, AI-powered virtual patient simulation system integrating multimodal data is designed to advance personalised cancer treatment.
Researchers identified a possible biomarker linked to severe suicidal thoughts. It may also help explain why some people recover, opening a new path for research into resilience and prevention.
In the DISCOVER-ME project, researchers search for biological characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis, and also investigate whether patients can be divided into different subgroups.
Digital pathology and spatial omics could enable researchers to see how a tumor's different cell populations function, opening new perspectives for precision cancer therapy.
Researchers warn that droughts could make humans and wildlife more vulnerable to certain infectious diseases, leading to surges in illnesses like cholera and West Nile virus around the world.
In a first for the field, a team has grown heart valves on organoids. This work is an important step toward better understanding—and treating—a number of serious heart disorders.
Pulse oximeters may dangerously misread blood oxygen levels, depending on the skin color. A new system aims to fix this, accurately measuring vital signs across a broad range of skin tones.
Researchers have developed realistic skin-mimicking models that could help improve the accuracy of optical medical devices and wearable sensors across a wider range of skin tones.
The human norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, infecting 600–700 million people each year. A new study could help explain the high infectivity of the virus.
