Diabetes drug shows benefits for patients with liver disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients...
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Recent diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe traced to migration routes, not countries of origin
Corynebacterium. Credit: Institut Pasteur A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the largest diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe for 70...
Antibiotics taken during pregnancy may reduce preterm births
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study of almost 1,000 pregnant women in Zimbabwe found that a daily dose of a commonly used, safe and inexpensive...
Milli-spinner technique more than doubles success rate for blood clot removal
Close-up of the milli-spinner, which consists of a long, hollow tube that can rotate rapidly, with a series of fins and slits near the clot...
Reduction in length of immunotherapy treatment for hard-to-treat melanoma shows promise in clinical trial
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reducing the length of immunotherapy treatment for an advanced skin cancer did not significantly diminish disease control when compared to giving...
Which mesh is best? New research model projects outcomes for abdominal ventral hernia repair patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Repair of ventral hernias—hernias of the abdominal wall—is among the most commonly performed operations, but not all meshes used in these...
One in four children suffers from chronic pain, and school nurses could be key to helping them manage it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia—the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these...
Lab-grown patient tumor miniatures offer new hope for treating esophageal cancer
Researchers develop organoids to explore chemotherapy-resistant features of esophageal cancers, offering new insights on potential treatments. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo Esophageal cancer remains one...
Generative AI fills in the gaps in microscopy data to further genetic medicine
Measuring distances between genes. Credit: Generated with DDG DaVinci2 model from prompt by Nicolas Posunko/Skoltech PR. Skoltech researchers have enlisted generative artificial intelligence to complete...
Faulty RNA ‘tails’ may drive neuron failure in ALS, study suggests
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI182088 UC Irvine researchers conducted a study to better understand the molecular basis of amyotrophic lateral...