Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, identified a receptor that plays a crucial role in stress-induced motor incoordination associated with ataxias. These hereditary motor disorders have ...

The aim of immunotherapy strategies is to leverage cells in the patient's own immune system to destroy tumor cells. Using a preclinical model, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm ...

For children with cleft palate, tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. Nina Wijnants, M.D., from ...

Nearly one in seven people live with a mental health disorder, making it one of the world's most pressing health challenges. Yet despite available treatments, most people still lack access to ...

Aging is a systemic process that affects the entire body. Visible external signs of aging usually correspond to evidence of equivalent aging in the functioning of the internal organs. This indicates ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually worldwide, with 1.25 million people dying of TB every year. While steroids like dexamethasone ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lasix ONYU (furosemide injection), a new drug-device combination developed by SQ Innovation, Inc., for treating edema caused by chronic heart ...

Treatments for cancer are continuously improving, but they can still cause debilitating, even fatal, side effects. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, or ICIs, have revolutionized cancer therapy, yet their ...

What was once tossed into compost bins could soon help grow stronger crops and even support human health, new research suggests.

Scientists have identified an unusual type of brain cell that may play a vital role in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), likely contributing to the persistent inflammation characteristic of the ...

A new tool developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Adelaide investigators has enhanced the ability to track multiple gene mutations while simultaneously recording gene activity in ...

Researchers led by Hokto Kazama at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered how animals sense whether things smell pleasant or unpleasant, one of the abilities that allow us ...