Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pancreatic cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancer, in part because it is often resistant to chemotherapy. Now, researchers at Stanford have revealed that this…
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UK issues guidelines for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research
These models can be created in the lab and mimic aspects of early human embryo development, which raises various ethical considerations. Credit: Irene Zorzan and Teresa Rayon, Babraham Institute Stem…
Cracking the code for cerebellar movement disorders
Supervised classifier model predicts mouse phenotype based on spike signatures. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91483.2 The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our movements and…
10 sunscreen myths you can’t afford to fall for
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Attention sunscreen skeptics: The sun’s UV rays are coming for you, and you’re just making their job easier. Summer is now upon us, which means more…
A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who’s bleeding severely. You know your patient’s life is in danger, but there’s not much you can do…
Nudging both clinicians and patients may increase serious illness conversations
Combining clinician- and patient-directed nudges may help to promote serious illness conversations (SICs) in cancer care, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Network Open. Samuel U.…
Tax on antibiotics could help tackle threat of drug resistance, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxing certain antibiotics could help efforts to tackle the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance in humans, according to a new study by the University of East…
New therapy strengthens the immune system’s counterattack on skin cancer
Stained electron micrograph of a T cell. Scientists have shown in laboratory experiments that they are able to create a large number of the T cells that are capable of…
AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed
The mass spectrometer can detect different structures of the sugar molecules, called glycans, in our cells. The structures can indicate different forms of cancer in the cells. Credit: Lundberg Research…
