A medicine commonly used to treat intestinal worm infections has caught researchers’ attention for an unexpected reason. When combined with a targeted lung cancer drug, it helped slow the growth of tumors that had stopped responding to treatment in a study involving mice. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, raise an intriguing possibility for researchers …
Imagine being able to target a nerve responsible for chronic pain without undergoing surgery to implant a bulky medical device. Researchers in Abu Dhabi have developed a tiny injectable technology that could eventually offer a different approach to treating persistent pain and certain movement disorders. The device is about the size of a small seed …
A compound produced by the body after eating certain fruits and nuts has caught researchers’ attention after experiments revealed improvements of up to 80% in measures of heart function. The finding could open a new avenue for treating a challenging form of heart failure, although the results come with an important limitation. Researchers at King’s …
For most of us, the lungs symbolize breath—an endless cycle of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide, keeping us alive with every passing moment. But what if these organs, so vital to our survival, held an even greater secret? Recent discoveries have shattered decades of scientific belief, revealing that the lungs might play a crucial …
Thyroid cancer is becoming one of the most unsettling medical trends of our time. The numbers climb even as medical technology improves, and the shift is not happening in the demographic most people would expect. Younger women are increasingly facing a disease once linked mostly with aging. Many discover it only after months or years …
Osteoporosis has long been seen as a condition that can be managed but not cured. It causes bones to become thin, weak, and fragile, making them more likely to break even from minor falls or pressure. The disease affects over 200 million people worldwide, especially women after menopause, and can have a major impact on …
Two existing cancer medications have caught researchers’ attention after experiments suggested they could help reverse some of the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. When scientists combined the drugs in mice, they observed reduced harmful protein buildup and improvements in learning and memory, offering a new direction in the search for treatments. The medications are …
Scientists have developed a gene therapy that can help some blind people regain part of their vision, using a technique that turns nerve cells on and off with light. The approach, known as optogenetic therapy, has now been tested in 10 people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, with researchers reporting improvements in light sensitivity and the …
For more than half a century, scientists have known that some people carry a mysterious difference in their blood that could complicate life-saving transfusions. Now, researchers have finally uncovered the genetic explanation behind the rare blood characteristic, solving a medical puzzle that began in 1972 and potentially making it easier to protect patients from dangerous …
A treatment developed for dogs with an inherited eye condition has produced a result that could change how scientists approach certain forms of blindness. Researchers found that a single dose of gene therapy did more than improve the animals’ vision. It also appeared to repair damaged connections inside the retina, including structures that had failed …
For millions of people living with autoimmune diseases, everyday life can involve persistent symptoms, ongoing medication, and the uncertainty of never knowing when their condition might flare up again. Now, researchers are investigating an experimental immune-cell therapy that could eventually offer a different approach to treating certain autoimmune conditions. Early clinical trial results involving people …
A discovery that began with a single-celled alga has now earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The breakthrough gives researchers an extraordinary way to switch specific nerve cells on and off using light, allowing them to study the brain with a level of precision that was previously out of reach. The technique, …