Scientists have taken a major step to address the challenge of engineer tissues organized like native tissues. They have demonstrated…
You don’t have to go cold turkey on red meat to see health benefits
A new study has found that halving the amount red and processed (RPM) meat in the diet can have a…
Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging
Researchers use artificial intelligence to improve quality of images recorded by a relatively new biomedical imaging method. This paves the…
Psychology of attraction to religious deities and super-heroes
A new psychological study has addressed centuries-old questions about how and why supernatural beings are worshipped.
Breast cancer: New data on cohort with recurrence score 26-100 shows 93% cancer-free rate at 5 years
In the prospective TAILORx trial, 93% of women with hormone-sensitive, HER2-negative, axillary node-negative breast cancer and a high Recurrence Score…
Nanoparticles wiggling through mucus may predict severe COPD
In a proof-of-concept experiment, researchers say they have successfully used microscopic human-made particles to predict the severity of patients’ chronic…
Researchers advance search for safer, easier way to deliver vision-saving gene therapy
In experiments with rats, pigs and monkeys, researchers have developed a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the retina.…
New AI method may boost Crohn’s disease insight and improve treatment
Scientists have developed a computer method that may help improve understanding and treatment of Crohn’s disease, which causes inflammation of…
‘Smart shirt’ can accurately measure breathing and could be used to monitor lung disease
A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest and abdomen has proved to be accurate…
Poorly reported placebos could lead to mistaken estimates of benefits and harms
Researchers have found that placebo controls are almost never described according to standard reporting guidelines.