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News • Image encryption approach

Embracing chaos to enhance cybersecurity of medical images

Leveraging the power of chaos theory, experts have developed a new way to encrypt medical images such as X-ray, CT and MRI scans, keeping them secure even if hospital networks are breached.

News • Critical role of NFAT

Preventing pregnancy complications with new immune insights

A hidden immune circuit in the uterus revealed: Researchers have discovered a crucial immune switch that sheds light on preeclampsia and early pregnancy failure.

News • Unexpected similarities

Different tumours, same origin: Surprising discovery in paediatric brain cancers

Researchers discovered that pineoblastoma, retinoblastoma and medulloblastoma – severe brain tumours in children that appear to be completely different – actually arise from the same type of cell.

News • Conditioning against cardiotoxicity

Chemotherapy: protecting the heart without compromising anticancer efficacy

Researchers have discovered a new way to protect the heart during cancer chemotherapy without reducing antitumor efficacy. This could reduce long-term cardiovascular complications for patients.

News • tRNA reprogramming mechanism identified

New therapeutic target to curb coronavirus spread

Coronaviruses can generate new variants capable of infecting humans after circulating in animal reservoirs. Researchers develop broad-spectrum antiviral drugs to curb the spread of these pathogens.

News • Adhesive microgel-based coating

A spray-on shield to prevent transplant rejection

Korean researchers are developing a “spray shield that adheres to transplant organs” and reduces the burden on patients taking lifelong immunosuppressants to prevent transplant rejection.

News • Substance use among healthare professionals

Doctors on drugs (and how it affects patient care)

Alcohol, cannabis and psychostimulants: A new study explores how healthcare professionals perceive that their own substance use affects their work.

News • Triple-negative breast cancer

TNBC can become treatment-resistant in more ways than one

About 50% of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients develop resistance to therapy, significantly reducing the chances of survival. Researchers found there is more than one way this can happen.

News • Lymphovenous bypass

A surgical treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

A small but growing body of evidence suggests that a minimally invasive surgical procedure called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) might be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

News • Biofilm-based resistance mechanism

Bacteria build “bunkers” to withstand antibiotic treatment

“The bacteria effectively hide in a bunker”: New research reveals a surprising mechanism used by Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to protect themselves from antibiotics.

News • Microbial interactions

Gut bacteria interactions show promise as health and disease marker

To better distinguish between healthy and diseased gut microbiomes, scientists have created an index that tracks microbial behavior and signals conditions such as colorectal cancer.

News • (B)eating cancer

Bacteria to consume tumours from the inside out

A research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing a novel tool to treat cancer by engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumours from the inside out.

News • Flexible electronics implant

“Cyborg” transplant could fix diabetes damage to the pancreas

Researchers have created a ‘cyborg’ pancreas device - an ultrathin mesh of conductive wires within growing pancreatic tissue - that could open up new ways for treating diabetes.

News • Effects on brain structure and function

Study: Second pregnancy uniquely alters a mother's brain – again

“Each pregnancy leaves a unique mark on the female brain”: Research shows that mothers' brains distinctly change, not just during the first pregnancy, to better care for multiple children.

News • New sequencing technique

Classifying pediatric brain tumors with liquid biopsy and AI

Clues in the CSF: Researchers have developed the first high-precision method that can theoretically diagnose common brain tumors in children and adolescents without surgery.

News • Common comorbidity

Researchers find genetic link between type 2 diabetes and hypertension

Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure share a genetic link, new research from the UK and France shows. People with one condition are more likely to develop the other.

News • Cerebrovascular disorders

3D imaging shows how amyloid beta plaques spread in the brain

A new type of 3D imaging reveals how amyloid β (Aβ) deposits spread along blood vessels in the human brain. This could lead to targeted therapies for Alzheimer's disease and CAA.

News • AI detects unseen connection

Insulin resistance identified as risk factor for cancer

Not just linked to diabetes: For the first time, researchers demonstrated that insulin resistance is a risk factor for 12 types of cancer, including uterine and breast cancer.

News • Advance in embryo selection

"Invisible" culture dishes improve the odds for IVF

Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization, yet it remains one of the most uncertain. A new type of hydrogel offers hope for more successful IVF.

News • Research on metastasis mechanism

How ovarian cancer hijacks abdominal cells as an invasion force

Due to its rapid spread in the abdomen, ovarian cancer is often only detected at an advanced stage. Now, scientists have discovered how this cancer takes advantage of other cells for metastasis.

News • Promising trial results from Spain

Clot-dissolving drug after thrombectomy may improve stroke recovery

Even after a blood clot is removed from a large brain artery via thrombectomy, administering the thrombolytic drug alteplase to the area may improve stroke recovery, a new trial from Spain shows.

News • CTNNB1 in focus

Mutation strength may hold key to personalized cancer treatment

Not all cancer mutations are equal: new research shows that a single mutation hotspot can generate a rich diversity of tumour behaviours. This could lead to more personalised cancer treatments.

News • Digital tool for point-of-care screening

AI stethoscope shows promise in detecting heart disease

An AI-assisted stethoscope could help doctors identify patients with valvular heart disease who may otherwise go undiagnosed. This could reduce hospital admissions and overall healthcare costs.

News • Fungal effect on skin cancer

Candida albicans increases melanoma aggressiveness, study shows

Reseachers show how Candida albicans – a fungus living in our body – can make melanoma more aggressive. The results pave the way for antifungal therapies to complement skin cancer treatments.

News • Research on dopaminergic neurons

Immunotherapy to prevent neuron loss in Parkinson’s disease

Promising new research points to a new immunotherapy approach that could help preserve viable neurons in people with Parkinson’s disease.

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