A 36-week screening strategy safely reduces pre-eclampsia at term
By pairing late-pregnancy risk screening with personalised timing of birth, researchers show how term pre-eclampsia can be safely…
‘Ozempic of alcohol’? Pill under $2 can reduce drinking
Thirst-zepatide? A cheap, already available pill is being billed as the “Ozempic of alcohol” for its ability to…
Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with…
Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures
New evidence from a six-country study led by the Montreal Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Hospital shows simple…
Why Does Everyone Think They Have Parasitic Worms?
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers How many photos of human excrement have you seen on social media this week? One,…
Integrating AI into colon cancer diagnosis improves the speed and accuracy of detection
A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years…
Smartphone motor tests can predict dopamine deficiency in Parkinson’s disease without brain scans
By pairing everyday smartphone motion data with established clinical scores, researchers demonstrate a promising path toward accessible, radiation-free…
New evidence shows hematopoietic cell transplantation offers durable relief for sickle cell disease
Patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease saw high rates of survival without disease symptoms…
Where China stands in the nuclear medicine gold rush
Caixin Strides made, but industry held back by challenges that pose risk to investors A medical worker inspects…
Cystic fibrosis patients on triple-drug therapy can safely reduce daily lung treatments
A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who…
Single-dose dengue vaccine will benefit populations in hard-to-reach regions
A world-first single-dose vaccine against the dengue virus, manufactured and approved for use in Brazil, will especially…
Sugar alcohol sorbitol may increase the risk of developing steatotic liver disease
Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier…