Category: Medical

In the shadowy frontier between neurons and awareness, where biology meets philosophy and the mind seems to flicker like quantum uncertainty, a bold scientific experiment has just cast new light…

Imagine if treating depression or schizophrenia could one day involve the immune system as much as the brain. For decades, scientists and doctors have approached mental health as a problem…

In a quiet laboratory where science meets imagination, researchers are reaching into the very fabric of sensation to restore what was once thought irretrievable: the human sense of touch. At…

In a world racing to understand and halt the advance of neurodegenerative diseases, a groundbreaking study led by Professor Kiavash Movahedi of the Brussels Center for Immunology at the Vrije…

In a startling twist to the ongoing war against superbugs, a new study has revealed that the battle may be quietly unraveling not just in hospitals or research labs—but in…

In a discovery that could reshape the future of liver disease treatment, researchers have revealed groundbreaking results from the global ESSENCE Phase III clinical trial, showing that semaglutide—a drug originally…

For nearly six decades, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the cornerstone of identifying individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Traditionally, the focus has been on…

Memory formation, storage, and retrieval are some of the most fundamental processes that define our personal identities and govern how we navigate and interact with the world. At the cellular…

When the world was plunged into the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists raced against time to find solutions. Amid this whirlwind, a team at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and…

For decades, senescent skin cells—often nicknamed “zombie cells”—have haunted the imaginations of scientists trying to decode the mysteries of aging. These cells, which have stopped dividing but stubbornly refuse to…

Imagine a simple flicker of light or a gentle hum of sound—not invasive surgeries or potent pharmaceuticals—triggering the brain’s ability to heal itself. This is not science fiction; it’s the…

The mammalian brain is a marvel of evolution, a living network teeming with dynamic processes that allow humans and animals alike to navigate an endlessly changing world. One of its…

It’s no secret that, somewhere between our thirties and forties, the mirror begins to reflect a reality we didn’t quite anticipate: a softening midsection. No matter how diligently some people…

In the intricate depths of the human brain, where reality is stitched together by electric signals and patterns of connection, a quiet revolution is taking place. A groundbreaking study led…

In a landmark development that could redefine the management of gut microbiome disorders, researchers at Cedars-Sinai have created a novel nutritional therapy with remarkable clinical potential. The formula, called mBiota…

For decades, the mere mention of cannabis in medical settings stirred controversy, caution, and a fair share of political debate. Long stigmatized and restricted by its classification as a Schedule…

In the grand biological concert that is the human body, the nervous system is the maestro. It conducts the silent symphony of thoughts, movements, memories, sensations, emotions, and instincts. A…

The landscape of cancer treatment is often one of painstaking trial and error, where new discoveries in one area might provide unforeseen solutions for an entirely different condition. One such…

When you pick up a bag of carrots at the grocery store, your mind might quickly leap to thoughts of other vegetables like potatoes and parsnips. Or perhaps, if you’re…

In a powerful, data-rich study that peels back the layers of maternal mortality in the United States, researchers from the National Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, the…