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While immunosuppressive medications are critical to preventing rejection of transplant organs, they also come with plenty of downsides. They can cause harsh side effects, like headaches and tremors, and increase the risk ...

Who is most likely to use 988, the national suicide and crisis lifeline launched on July 16, 2022?

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central nervous system. The findings suggest that neural stem cell‐based therapies hold promise as a potential ...

For over a century, surgeons performing delicate procedures have relied on stereoscopic microscopes to gain a sense of depth. These tools mimic human vision by presenting slightly different images to each eye, allowing the ...

Parkinson's disease affects approximately 10 million people worldwide. It typically begins asymmetrically, initially impacting only one side of the body. Although it first manifests through motor symptoms—such as tremors, ...

Targeted cancer drugs known as CDK4/6 inhibitors have improved outcomes for patients with advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer, but many patients still eventually relapse and become resistant to therapy. New research ...

UCLA Health researchers have identified four distinct pathways that lead to Alzheimer's disease by analyzing electronic health records, offering new insights into how the condition develops over time rather than from isolated ...

The same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk toward the smell of rotting fruit and speed up, according to new research from Yale scientists. Neurobiologists once believed that each neuron held a single purpose. However, in ...

Adding bile acids as farnesoid X receptor agonists to the culture medium supported the growth and development of unique stem cell-derived hepatic organoids, report researchers from Japan. These three-dimensional liver organoids ...

A Loughborough University student has developed a new medical device that could transform how prostate health is assessed and monitored.

In combat zones and emergency rescues, rapid evacuation and treatment can mean the difference between life and death. But prolonged immobilization during transport poses another life-threatening risk: pressure injuries.

Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute researchers, along with colleagues in the UK and U.S., have linked brighter night-time light exposure to elevated risks of five major cardiovascular diseases.