Are petting zoos safe?
A 3-year-old girl has died from a rare illness after visiting a petting zoo in Victoria. She developed brain damage and kidney failure after spending weeks in intensive care.
Sep 3, 2026
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Enzymes and Coenzymes: News and Research on Enzymes and Coenzymes
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Migraine treatment gets a rethink: New guide prioritizes patient voice and choice
A migraine headache can easily bring someone's usual day to a halt. The intense throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head, often comes with nausea, vision disturbances and light sensitivity. Preventive medicines work ...
How breakfast primes the response to the hormones that manage blood sugar
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why the adage, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," holds weight—especially for the 1 in 9 adults worldwide living with diabetes. Glucose (the simplest form of sugar) is ...
Sep 1, 2026
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Next generation theranostic pair offers new strategy to detect and treat metastatic kidney cancer
A newly developed radiotheranostic pair, 68Ga/177Lu-NYM096, can identify tumors and effectively deliver targeted radiotherapy to patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using a small-molecule compound, ...
Aug 29, 2026
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The hidden role of a cell-cycle regulator in senescent cells that don't divide
In a tale of identities as divergent as "The Prince and the Pauper," a well-known cancer-causing gene also influences cells in a zombie-like state meant to prevent cancer.
Aug 28, 2026
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Heart failure drugs may work within days by boosting cells' energy supply
Researchers have discovered that SGLT2 inhibitors, a class of drugs originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely used for heart failure, work by activating a key enzyme that helps heart cells produce and use energy ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Novel molecular shuttle could expand delivery of medicines across the blood–brain barrier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a protective filter that lines the brain's blood vessels and is notoriously hard to penetrate, making the treatment of brain disorders very difficult. Strategies designed to breach the BBB ...
Aug 26, 2026
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New CDK strategies could target tumor growth by shutting down key gene activity
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in Germany. In the search for new therapeutic approaches that target the uncontrolled growth of tumor cells, a class of enzymes known as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) has come ...
Aug 24, 2026
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New drug targets offer potential pathway for pancreatic cancer treatment
Peter Mac researchers have identified potential new drug targets for pancreatic cancer by uncovering proteins cancer cells rely on to grow and survive.
Aug 24, 2026
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Improving the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism
A simple new method based on the results of two studies from Christofer Juhlin's research group can make it easier to identify the underlying cause of a common form of high blood pressure and help predict who will benefit ...
Aug 18, 2026
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