Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation. The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a…
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An exercise drug? Harnessing the cognitive benefits of a workout for Alzheimer’s patients with mobility issues
Christiane Wrann in her lab. Credit: Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer For years, researchers have seen a connection between exercise and the progression of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s—but ramping up…
Scientists create functional 3D-printed human islets for type 1 diabetes treatment
Visualized using double immunostaining. Colors: red = glucagon antibody, blue = insulin antibody. Generated in Laboratory of nervous system development, FSBI Human Morphology SRI RAMS, Moscow. Credit: Afferent. This file…
People with severe diabetes cured in small stem cell trial
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical…
Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars
Outside temperature is displayed in comparison to the inside temperature of a vehicle on Thursday June 26, 2025 in Belle Glade, Fla. during an event to raise awareness about the…
Gene therapy reduces stroke risk factors in sickle cell disease patients
Corresponding author Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc, St. Jude Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy talks to St. Jude patient enrolled on the reported clinical trial, Corey Luellen. Credit:…
Brands want us to trust them. But as the SPF debacle shows, they need to earn it
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s quite unsettling to discover something so central to our cultural rituals—the “slop” in the Aussie mantra of “Slip! Slop! Slap!“—can no longer be trusted. We’ve…
Detailed atlas reveals how pesticides affect gut bacteria and hints at probiotic interventions
Gut bacteria accumulate pesticides without altering them. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59747-6 While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system,…
Ketamine ‘epidemic’ among UK youth raises alarm
One 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/Wikipedia The first time Barney Casserly used ketamine at a UK music festival he thought he had found “nirvana”. Five years…
Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right
Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles…
