UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing in humans.
Nanoparticles are engineered to home in on areas where cartilage has degenerated in osteoarthritis, ensuring that treatment concentrates exactly where it is needed
IotaMotion announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded pediatric use of its iotaSoft insertion system.
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announced that it received CE mark approval for its Embold detachable coil system.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is limited by the shortcomings of existing experimental models. Traditional animal models often fail to capture human-specific cardiac biology, while conventional two-dimensional cell cultures lack the functional and structural complexity of heart tissue.
A new international study led by researchers from UNSW Sydney’s Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has developed the first practical, five-year dementia risk prediction tool for stroke survivors—using only information that’s routinely collected in hospitals and clinics.
A tiny sensor that detects hazardous head impacts the instant they occur could reshape safety monitoring in sports, transportation and other high-risk settings.
Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now identified how the Epstein-Barr virus can, under specific conditions, initiate early multiple sclerosis-like damage in the brain. This offers a new perspective on how rare immune events may shape disease risk.
Sequel Med Tech and Diabeloop today announced a collaboration to integrate a new algorithm into the twiist automated insulin pump.
The protein, known as intelectin-2, also helps to strengthen the mucus barrier lining the digestive tract.