Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer

Schedule of LNT cells delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 nanoparticles for KRAS-mutant NSCLC treatment. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8264 A team of medical researchers at Zhejiang University, in China, has developed…

Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life

Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this…

Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness

Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much time…

Study finds association between TB infection and increased risk of various cancers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A population-wide observational study to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) shows…

High status Macedonian tomb found in ancient Aegae

A high status Macedonian tomb has been uncovered in the ancient city of Aegae (present-day Vergina), located in Imathia, Central Macedonia. During antiquity, Aegae was the original Macedonian capital, which…

Researchers identify new way to inhibit immune cells that drive allergic asthma

Activation of ILC2s causes inflammation in mouse lungs (left), but this is reduced by treatment with Yoda1 to stimulate Piezo1 channels (right). Credit: (2024). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20231835 Researchers at the Keck…

Canada to make contraception for women free

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform.…

Archaeologists uncover early medieval farmsteads and Iron Age finds in Werne

Archaeologists have uncovered several medieval farmsteads and Iron Age burials near the town of Werne in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Excavations were conducted by the Westphalia-Lippe Regional…

Swedish study indicates decline of neutralizing antibodies to mpox virus during the first month after vaccination

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) shows that even…

Tips for parents and caregivers

by Amelia Austin, Gina Dimitropoulos, Sheri Madigan and Tracy Vaillancourt, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the age of social media, youth are constantly bombarded with viral trends and…