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Oncology & Cancer

Research identifies key enzyme target to fight deadly brain cancers

Researchers have found that targeting an enzyme called PGM3 can help stop the growth of glioblastoma, the most dangerous type of brain tumor. Study findings are published online in the journal Science Advances.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Key enzyme in lipid metabolism linked to immune system aging

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and injury. Scientists aren't completely sure why. They may have a better idea now, however, thanks to a ...

Surgery

Understanding why the kidneys are injured after cardiac surgery

Florey researchers, in collaboration with practicing clinicians who routinely care for heart surgery patients, have developed a world-first animal model to understand how cardiac surgery requiring the use of a heart-lung ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Menopause at an early age can exacerbate cognitive decline

A team of researchers from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science found that women who entered menopause before the age of 40 had worse cognitive outcomes than ...

Oncology & Cancer

Turning off protein may help prevent liver cancer

New research from the Centenary Institute has found that switching off a specific protein in liver cells may help prevent the early development of liver cancer.

Oncology & Cancer

Uncovering the molecular drivers of liver cancer

Liver cancer can arise spontaneously from healthy liver tissue. Recently, however, researchers have discovered an increasing correlation between some liver cancers and non-viral chronic liver disease (CLD).

Obstetrics & gynaecology

How mothers adapt to the metabolic demands of nursing

Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...

Genetics

Mitochondrial protein synthesis deficiency tied to fetal anemia

A research team from the International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS) at Kumamoto University has identified a novel mechanism linking fetal anemia to disrupted intracellular iron distribution due to impaired ...

Oncology & Cancer

Fasting linked to 20% survival boost in colorectal cancer patients

Fasting has shown its potential to reduce colorectal cancer risk by triggering cellular changes that may slow tumor growth, with a study demonstrating a 20% improvement in overall survival. However, since cancer is also influenced ...

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Survey: Women's perceptions of perimenopause

Hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain and insomnia are all signs of hormonal changes and symptoms of menopause, when a woman no longer has menstrual cycles. They can also signal perimenopause, when the body is preparing for ...

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Your season of conception could influence how your body stores fat

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower body mass index (BMI), and lower fat accumulation around internal organs, ...

Biomedical technology

Consortium advances a test to detect drug-induced liver injury

Researchers from Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Predictive Safety Testing Consortium have proposed glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) as a more liver-specific biomarker for detecting liver injury, supporting clearer decision-making. ...

Medical research

Cyanide plays a major role in the human body, study reveals

Cyanide is a highly lethal chemical that has been used in warfare and poisonings for centuries—that was the general consensus on the naturally occurring chemical up until spring 2025. But in a global study published in ...