45+ min ago  (18+ words) Read about today's stem cell research including novel stem cell technology and advances in understanding cancer stem cells....

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (881+ words) Popular GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have already transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Now, new research suggests these medications may also help prevent and treat addiction across a broad range of substances. Researchers at…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (455+ words) A newly developed pill could offer a fresh approach to treating type 2 diabetes and obesity. Early research suggests it may help lower blood sugar and increase fat burning without reducing appetite or causing muscle loss, two common concerns associated with…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (659+ words) Scientists have identified a specific brain circuit that appears to play a major role in anxiety, depression-like behaviors, and social withdrawal. Even more striking, they found that restoring balance within this circuit was enough to reverse several of these behaviors…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago  (465+ words) French fries may be the real potato problem. A large study tracking more than 205, 000 people for nearly 40 years found that eating three servings of fries per week was linked to a 20% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, while baked, boiled,…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (216+ words) Scientists have uncovered evidence that autism may include at least two biologically distinct subtypes, each marked by a different pattern of brain communication. By combining brain scans from nearly 1, 000 people with autism with insights from 20 genetically engineered mouse models, researchers…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (436+ words) CAR T-cell therapy is one of the most advanced forms of personalized cancer treatment. The approach involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, genetically modifying them to recognize cancer, and then returning them to the body to seek out and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (615+ words) "Certain bacteria seem to offer protection, which is exciting because it suggests there could be ways to support a child's development through diet or probiotics in the future," says senior author and gastroenterologist Francis Ka Leung Chan of The Chinese…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (935+ words) For years, the common assumption has been simple: eating less fat may help lower cancer risk. New research suggests the picture is much more complicated. Scientists report that when it comes to pancreatic cancer, the specific type of fat in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (919+ words) A minor injury, a serious infection, or even the flu can send the body down very different paths. Some people recover quickly, while others become severely ill or die. Scientists call this path a disease trajectory, and it can be…...