Packing lipid nanoparticles with tumor proteins to boost cancer vaccine potency

The cancer vaccine targets the lymph system and enhances its ability to recruit T cells to eliminate tumors. Here, three T cells (blue) are shown attacking and breaking apart a…

Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws

Since arriving in the United States four years ago, Alex has worked at a primary care office. He has witnessed firsthand how difficult it was for immigrants to access preventive…

Impacts of workplace bullying on sleep can be ‘contagious’ between partners, research suggests

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Workplace bullying affects not only the employee’s sleep but their partner’s too, according to new research published today. Exposure to bullying by superiors and/or colleagues has…

Prehistoric jewellery has cosmic origins

A study of prehistoric jewellery from the Częstochowa Museum collection has revealed meteoric iron in three bracelets. Meteoric iron is a naturally occurring metal and a remnant of the early…

‘Deaths of despair’ more than double in the US over two decades

Credit: Keira Burton from Pexels The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a global standard for classifying diseases, deaths and health conditions and has been used for more than a…

Gut microbiome changes linked to multiple sclerosis, study finds

Overview of study design. Credit: Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation (2025). DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200355 The gut microbiome comprises the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our digestive tracts, and…

Tiny gene could hold key to treating malignant cardiac arrhythmia

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cardiac arrhythmias affect millions across the world and are responsible for a fifth of all deaths in the Netherlands. Currently there are multiple treatment options, ranging…

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites…

Spiritual Practices Share a Common Mental Pathway to Deep Bliss

Summary: Researchers found that Buddhist jhāna meditation and Christian speaking in tongues, despite their differences, share a common cognitive feedback loop. This process, called the Attention, Arousal, and Release Spiral,…

Rare discovery of two-handed medieval sword

Detectorists from the GRYF – Biskupieckie Stowarzyszenie Detektorystyczne have uncovered a two-handed medieval sword during a licensed rally near the village of Wielka Tymawa in Poland’s Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The sword…