Are smartphones and screen media behind the rise in adolescent suicide and dysphoria—or are economic and parental pressures just as likely contributors? The recent increases
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Technique shows how individual cancer cells react to drugs
A new technique reported in Science this week overcomes several limitations of typical high-throughput chemical screens conducted on cell samples. Such screens are commonly used
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Measles killed more than 140,000 amid stagnating vaccine rates
An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the
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Researchers program cancer-fighting cells to resist exhaustion, attack solid tumors in mice
A new approach to programing cancer-fighting immune cells called CAR-T cells can prolong their activity and increase their effectiveness against human cancer cells grown in
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Redirecting the natural immune response to disrupt bacterial biofilms
Most bacterial species prefer to live in biofilms, where they are protected from antibiotic treatments and can lead to chronic and recurrent diseases in humans.
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A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult mice
Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons in the part of the brain devoted to hearing.
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Stimulus package: Brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
This year, a Chinese patient known only as Mr Yan became a medical pioneer. He agreed to have electrodes surgically inserted into his brain, allowing
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Researchers study the risk of false positives in colon cancer screening
Colorectal cancer can develop for months without producing any symptoms and, as soon as the first ones appear, sometimes the disease is already in an
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TB could be conquered by common painkillers, research reveals
Aspirin could be used to treat the world’s deadliest infectious disease, according to new research conducted by Dr. Elinor Hortle at the Centenary Institute in
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Informed consent for heart procedure: most patients overestimate benefits
Most patients do not understand or recall information given to them before heart procedures. For example, many patients mistakenly believe that opening blocked arteries will
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