A research team is harnessing the power of machine learning, data science and the domain knowledge of experts to autonomously…
Today’s children reach bone maturity earlier, study reveals
Children born in the most recent century have bones that reach full maturity earlier — by nearly 10 months in…
Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system
A new study in mice unveils the role of vitamin A in immune system regulation, a finding that could assist…
Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment
Scientists have found a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Buruli ulcer: Promising new drug candidate against a forgotten disease
Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) resulting in debilitating skin lesions, disabilities and stigmatisation. The current antibiotic treatment…
Nearly one in five Tibetan refugee schoolchildren has tuberculosis infection, study finds
In a tuberculosis screening and treatment initiative covering the entire population of Tibetan refugee schoolchildren in northern India, a team…
Sofosbuvir rids organism of chikungunya and yellow fever viruses
Sofosbuvir is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can be…
How breast cancer avoids immune system detection
Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,000 breast cancer patients and found that breast cancer behaves differently than other cancers…
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional use by many people…
Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67-million-year-old brain
MicroCT scans of the Australopithecus fossil known as Little Foot shows that the brain of this ancient human relative was…