Federal COVID websites now promote lab leak theory The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China. Apr 22, 2025 1 29
Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose Research from ICES and Unity Health Toronto shows that safer opioid supply programs and methadone both reduce opioid overdoses, health care utilization, and costs. Apr 22, 2025 0 26
Pulmonary fibrosis has no cure. Could a cancer drug hold the answer? Researchers at Tulane University have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people worldwide. Apr 22, 2025 0 52
WHO announces 'significant' layoffs amid US funding cuts The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of several hundred million dollars. Apr 22, 2025 0 18
DNA origami offers more accurate imaging in the fight against pancreatic cancer One of the challenges of fighting pancreatic cancer is finding ways to penetrate the organ's dense tissue to define the margins between malignant and normal tissue. A new study uses DNA origami structures to selectively deliver ... Apr 22, 2025 0 115
DNA repair mechanism may hold key to overcoming tumor resistance to radiotherapy A research team has unveiled a crucial mechanism that helps regulate DNA damage repair, with important implications for improving cancer treatment outcomes. Apr 22, 2025 0 68
Drug uptake discovery could allow IV medications to be taken orally A team of scientists has uncovered the mechanism of cellular uptake for large and polar drugs and devised a novel strategy to optimize the capacity of drug-delivery into these cells. The team was led by Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., ... Apr 22, 2025 0 31
Placenta accreta study finds scar tissue's collagen sparks inflammation and attracts invasive placental cells When a scar develops from surgery, injury, or infection, the surrounding tissue transforms. While scar formation has been extensively studied, less is understood about the impact of a new scar in the tissue microenvironment. Apr 22, 2025 0 20
How breast cancer cells become dormant and remain undetected for years, and why they later wake up and metastasize Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the disease can resurface even decades after a patient has been declared cancer free. This is because of cells that detach from the original tumor and hide ... Apr 22, 2025 0 89
Wording matters in parental support for adolescent medical services, study finds A study by researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that parental support for adolescent medical consent varied significantly depending on how ... Apr 22, 2025 0 11