Medicine Breakthroughs

Gas inside us could fight wound infections, moth study shows

A gas made by our bodies helped fight wound infections in a moth study.

Stem cells in deep sleep may point to a secret reserve for lifelong blood renewal

Dormant blood stem cells in mice may help keep blood renewal going for life.

AI measurements of heart scans more strongly linked to patient survival than clinician measurements

AI heart-scan readings tracked patient survival better than clinicians' measurements.

Natural plant compound may help overcome cancer drug resistance

A plant compound may weaken a cancer defense that makes some drugs fail.

A surge in brain connections fine-tunes visual responses within days of eyes opening, study finds

Neurons gained nearly five times more connections in the first days of seeing.

Reducing hallucinations in schizophrenia with focused ultrasound: First-in-human clinical trial begins

A first-in-human trial is testing whether sound waves can quiet voices in schizophrenia.

No neuralyzer needed: The molecular pathways and circuit that trigger forgetting in C. elegans

One tiny worm can forget one learned smell while keeping another memory intact.

A single protein that helps drive responses to touch, temperature, pain and itch could offer a new drug target

One protein helped mice sense touch, heat, cold, pain and itch.

How an innate immune protein can control cholesterol, tumor growth and response to cancer therapy

Restoring one immune protein slowed tumor growth and reversed drug resistance in tests.

Inpatient rehab, nursing facility or home? How to choose the right rehab after a hospital stay

Inpatient rehab offers at least 3 hours of therapy a day, five days a week.

Lions say signs are positive for injured Campbell

After a scary neck injury, Jack Campbell's team says early recovery signs are positive.

Vitamin C during pregnancy supports early brain development, study finds

Extra vitamin C during pregnancy may support babies’ emotional well-being, researchers say.

Hereditary lung and liver disease successfully treated for the first time using gene correction

Gene correction has reportedly treated this inherited lung and liver disease for the first time.

Targeting hormone receptors reduces lupus-related kidney damage in mice

A receptor tweak cut lupus-related kidney harm in mice while sparing helpful immune cells.

ASN: Fruits and vegetables improve outcomes in stage 3 chronic kidney disease

For stage 3 kidney disease, fruits and vegetables beat usual care in a study.

Study provides reassuring news for women using medications to treat opioid use disorder during pregnancy

Pregnant patients may not need to lower opioid treatment doses to protect newborns.

How the immune system gets better at detecting pathogens

A protein pause may reveal how B cells rapidly tailor antibodies to new threats.

Postop morbidity lower with laparoscopic versus open resection of colorectal liver metastases

Laparoscopic surgery cut post-op complications from 27% to 19% in a 761-patient review.

Engineers address key hurdle for exhaled breath diagnostics

A single breath cycle can strip key biomarkers from droplets used in disease tests.

Are there better ways to protect athletes from blows to the head? Researchers test student football players

A mouthguard can flag a 40 g hit before a player shows concussion symptoms.