Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2–6 October) and published in the…
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Teen boys with high blood pressure face danger decades later
Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood. Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at…
Making immunotherapy safe for AML
In a clever sleight of hand, researchers used base editing to shield healthy blood stem cells from immunotherapy, avoiding toxicity. Credit: Adobe Stock | Illustration: Sebastian Stankiewicz, Boston Children’s Hospital…
New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
Credit: Julie Leonard-Duke et al. / University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science Using a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue in the lab,…
True progression or pseudoprogression in glioblastoma patients?
Credit: Human Brain Project Is it true progression or pseudoprogression in tumor growth? That’s the critical question for radiation and medical oncologists treating patients with glioblastoma, the most common and…
ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives
Summary: Researchers tapped into ChatGPT-4’s capabilities to generate personalized narratives from stream-of-consciousness inputs. In a study, participants found the AI-generated narratives accurate, revealing, and insightful about their own identity. The…
New chambers discovered in Ancient Egyptian pyramid of Sahura |
An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has discovered several new chambers in the pyramid of Sahura, located in the Abu Sir Pyramid Field south of Giza. Sahura, meaning “He who is close…
What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down big parts of the federal government—including many health programs. If…
Recommendations announced for performing pediatric heart surgery in the US
Credit: World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (2023). DOI: 10.1177/21501351231190353 A set of recommendations to address the known variation in outcomes at US congenital heart surgery centers has…
