Is your blood aging your brain? It might increase your dementia risk

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That’s why University College Cork…

CARv3-TEAM-E T-cell treatment beneficial for recurrent glioblastoma

For patients with recurrent glioblastoma, treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells engineered to target the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) variant III tumor-specific antigen, in addition to the wild-type…

How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Americans from Maine to Texas are set for a rare treat on April 8, 2024, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across much of…

What’s in tattoo ink? My team’s chemical analysis found ingredients that aren’t on the label and could cause allergies

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you…

New classification of tuberculosis to support efforts to eliminate the disease

Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAID A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the…

Pregnancy in low-income, food-scarce neighborhoods may increase risk of adverse birth outcomes, study reveals

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Living in neighborhoods where residents have lower incomes and limited food access during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of babies born small for gestational…

Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring

The branches of an oak tree are stained with a green tint from pollen at park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S.…

Scientists using novel hydrogel to create ‘lollipops’ for mouth cancer diagnostic

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., are creating a new ‘lollipop’ diagnostic for mouth cancer using a novel smart hydrogel. Developed by Dr. Ruchi Gupta…

New research finds a direct communication path between the lungs and the brain

Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.001 University of Calgary researchers have discovered the lungs communicate directly with the brain when there is an infection. Findings show that the brain plays a…

Australia moots jail time for illegal vape sellers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Illegally selling or manufacturing vapes in Australia could spell up to seven years in jail under new legislation proposed Thursday, as authorities moved to toughen rules…