Climate change poses global risk to safe blood supply
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests a changing climate threatens the continuous availability of…
Emory team takes heart disease research to the International Space Station
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in five deaths.…
Real-world data reveals survival benefits of anatomic resections for early-stage lung cancer
New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections,…
Immune environment found to influence success of leukemia immunotherapy
A research team from Columbia Engineering and the Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics made a pivotal discovery in the field of cancer…
New machine learning approach improves single-cell data analysis
Our bodies are made up of around 75 billion cells. But what function does each individual cell perform…
Smartwatch data unlocks new insights into psychiatric illnesses
Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to…
Mitochondrial energy shutdown triggers inflammatory response instead of cell death
Whether cells in the human body survive or die under stress depends, among other things, on their mitochondria.…
Urine RNA analysis shows promise for detecting genitourinary diseases
Early detection is critical when it comes to curing diseases like cancer, but not everyone has easy access…
New light-activated technology enhances immune cells’ ability to target solid tumors
Immunotherapies that mobilize a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer have become a treatment pillar. These therapies,…