Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

by LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supr

Updated on: March 28,2024

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

by LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONEBoxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supr

Updated on:March 28,2024

A new gene-editing system tackles complex diseases

by Michelle Franklin,University of California - San DiegoA schematic overview of multiplexed orthogonal base editing. Credit:Nature Biotechnology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02240

Updated on: May 30,2024

A new gene-editing system tackles complex diseases

by Michelle Franklin,University of California - San DiegoA schematic overview of multiplexed orthogonal base editing. Credit:Nature Biotechnology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02240

Updated on:May 30,2024

NZ's plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic

by Shaun Hendy and Michael Plank,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe first report from aRoyal Commission of Inquiryto review New Zealand's response to the COVID pandemic

Updated on: December 03,2024

NZ's plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic

by Shaun Hendy and Michael Plank,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe first report from aRoyal Commission of Inquiryto review New Zealand's response to the COVID pandemic

Updated on:December 03,2024

Vosoritide beneficial for children younger than 5 years with achondroplasia

by Elana GotkineFor children with achondroplasia, vosoritide is associated with a gain in the change in height Z score from baseline and a mild adverse event profile, according to a study published in

Updated on: January 26,2024

Vosoritide beneficial for children younger than 5 years with achondroplasia

by Elana GotkineFor children with achondroplasia, vosoritide is associated with a gain in the change in height Z score from baseline and a mild adverse event profile, according to a study published in

Updated on:January 26,2024

New treatment options for advanced myelofibrosis and other blood malignancies show promise

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFew standard treatments have been available for advanced myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder characterized by

Updated on: January 26,2024

New treatment options for advanced myelofibrosis and other blood malignancies show promise

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainFew standard treatments have been available for advanced myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder characterized by

Updated on:January 26,2024

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Updated on: December 28,2023

Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests

byColumbia UniversityThe genome inside an olfactory cell's nucleus is shown as a tangle of color-marked chromosomes with genomic locations of olfactory receptor genes revealed on the right.

Updated on:December 28,2023

Novel immunometabolism approach pioneers single-cell spatial metabolomics

by Jerry Grillo,Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe scSpaMet pipeline for integratedmetabolite and protein profiling at the single-cell resolution.aOverview of scSpaMet. Tissue

Updated on: December 28,2023

Novel immunometabolism approach pioneers single-cell spatial metabolomics

by Jerry Grillo,Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe scSpaMet pipeline for integratedmetabolite and protein profiling at the single-cell resolution.aOverview of scSpaMet. Tissue

Updated on:December 28,2023

Novel compound AC102 restores hearing in preclinical models of sudden hearing loss

by AudioCure Pharma GmbHThe effect of AC102 on OHC survival after noise exposure in vivo. (A) Schematic of OHCs and IHCs within the cochlea. (B) Quantification of OHCs 14 d after noise exposure reveal

Updated on: April 06,2024

Novel compound AC102 restores hearing in preclinical models of sudden hearing loss

by AudioCure Pharma GmbHThe effect of AC102 on OHC survival after noise exposure in vivo. (A) Schematic of OHCs and IHCs within the cochlea. (B) Quantification of OHCs 14 d after noise exposure reveal

Updated on:April 06,2024

Researchers report encouraging first evidence of effective new gene therapy to treat multiple sulfatase deficiency

byChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit:Molecular Therapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.08.015Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have tested a

Updated on: September 14,2024

Researchers report encouraging first evidence of effective new gene therapy to treat multiple sulfatase deficiency

byChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit:Molecular Therapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.08.015Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have tested a

Updated on:September 14,2024

Why you might not find your favorite cold meds at the pharmacy

by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's winter and many people are contending with the sniffles and coughs. For some, that means heading to the pha

Updated on: January 26,2024

Why you might not find your favorite cold meds at the pharmacy

by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's winter and many people are contending with the sniffles and coughs. For some, that means heading to the pha

Updated on:January 26,2024

Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body's own healing technique

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172826The most common type of lung fibrosis—scarring of the lungs—is idiop

Updated on: April 28,2024

Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body's own healing technique

byUniversity of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172826The most common type of lung fibrosis—scarring of the lungs—is idiop

Updated on:April 28,2024

Falls put older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer’s

Updated on: October 10,2024

Falls put older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer’s

Updated on:October 10,2024