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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News • Reusable and natural alternative
From sticky to solid: Ultrasound gel pad shows promise
Rethinking ultrasound gel: To reduce patient discomfort during sonography exams, researchers from Japan propose a natural, reusable solid pad for clearer, more comfortable imaging.
News • Soft tissue ablation
Adapting eye-laser technology to remove cancer
Scientists have shown that a type of laser similar to the one currently used in routine eye surgery could one day help surgeons remove unwanted tissues, such as tumours, with unprecedented accuracy.
News • Altered brain connection
fMRI reveals why thinking feels so hard for ME/CFS and Long Covid patients
Brain fog explained: People with ME/CFS and long Covid experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task, new research finds.
News • Gastric multi-regional assembloid
Lab-grown mini-stomachs to boost understanding of rare diseases
A new type of lab-grown organoid that mimics the behaviour of a human stomach could boost the understanding of rare gastric diseases, researchers say.
News • Systemic mechanism discovered
Chemotherapy rewires gut bacteria to curb metastasis
Chemotherapy does more than kill cancer cells: It reshapes the gut microbiome, making the body less permissive to metastasis. This finding opens new avenues for adjuvant strategies.
News • Amyloid-β-induced functional placental impairment
Researchers link Alzheimer’s disease protein to preeclampsia
Researchers have discovered that amyloid-β deposits - similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease - may contribute to the development of preeclampsia during pregnancy.
News • Quantification of axonal damage
Detecting white matter injury with diffusion MRI
Non-invasive, millimetre-scale diffusion MRI (dMRI) can be used to detect morphological changes in axons – a common hallmark of a wide range of neurological disorders, new research shows.
News • Dysarthria solution
Wearable device gives stroke patients their voice back
A wearable, comfortable and washable device could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants.
News • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Asthma-related depression distinct from MDD, new study finds
Symptoms of depression are common among people with asthma, but growing evidence suggests they may arise from biological mechanisms different from those underlying major depressive disorder.
News • Disease tolerance and infection pathogenesis
Different age, same infection treatment? Not a good idea, study finds
Should younger and older people receive different treatments for the same infection? New research suggests that age-specific treatments may be necessary in ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis.
News • Exploring the mutational landscape
Colorectal cancer: DNA testing unlocks hereditary clues
DNA analysis of colorectal polyps provides important additional information on the development of these polyps and colorectal cancer, research finds. This leads to better diagnostics and treatment.
News • Focus on tumor STAT1 acetylation
How cancer cells learn under pressure to evade immunotherapy
Immunotherapy has been hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment. But new research reveals: under sustained treatment pressure, cancer does not simply weaken — it adapts, learns, and fights back.
News • Intragenic complementation
Rare disease genetics: two wrongs actually can make a right, study shows
Scientists have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two harmful variants in the same gene always worsens disease. Instead, this can actually restore normal protein function.
News • Misleading depiction
Hands-only CPR: how TV gets it wrong
TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, new research reveals.
News • 'Islands of consciousness' in ICU patients
Tool opens new way to detect awareness in unresponsive patients
To better diagnose patients who appear unconscious in ICUs, and predict their recovery potential, researchers developed a tool that integrates multiple modalities for analyzing consciousness.
News • Acellular dermal matrix for breast reconstruction
Injectable breast ‘implant’ as alternative to surgery
Researchers have developed a prototype injectable paste that could help restore breast volume after tumor removal, with less scarring and shorter healing time than current options.
News • Dynamic supramolecular peptide therapy
Injection could protect the brain after a stroke
Scientists from Northwestern University have developed an injectable regenerative nanomaterial that helps protect the brain during the vulnerable window after a stroke.
News • Drivers of gray matter injury
Multiple sclerosis: Promising biomarker linked to progression and brain inflammation
A new University of Toronto-led study has discovered a possible biomarker linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) disease progression that could help identify patients most likely to benefit from new drugs.
News • Critical check for deep learning models
AI labeling in radiology: filling in the missing step
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered a practical way to detect and fix common AI labeling errors in large collections of radiology images.
News • Rapid diagnostics
New system simultaneously detects antibiotic resistence and virulence of K. pneumoniae
Now, a research team has developed a novel diagnostic approach that enables the rapid and simultaneous detection of both antibiotic resistance and high virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
News • Between the heart and the brain
Why cardiovascular disease and depression often develop together
Cardiovascular disease and depression do not co-occur by chance; the TO_AITION project aims to enable earlier diagnosis of comorbidity, better risk prediction and personalised treatment strategies.
News • When good bacteria fight back
Klebsiella strain to protect against IBD gut infections
New research shows that a harmless strain of Klebsiella – discovered by chance in laboratory experiments – can eliminate infections and reduce gut inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
News • New treatment approach
Ultrasound 'softens up' tumors before chemo
To soften up tumors prior to cancer chemotherapy, a team of researchers paired high-frequency ultrasound waves with a type of sound-responsive particle to reduce the protein content of the tumors.
News • ‘Reverse genetics’ system
New approach to norovirus vaccine and drug development
Researchers from Osaka have developed a simple and efficient system for understanding the functions of specific norovirus genes, providing new avenues for developing antivirals and vaccines.
