ARPA-H funds $160 million gene-editing push for rare diseases after administrative delays
The U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is awarding $160 million to seven research laboratories to accelerate development…
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Researchers have identified an unexpected immune cell type recruited by mRNA cancer vaccines, challenging conventional understanding and potentially enabling more…
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Creatine as a Depression Treatment: What the Evidence Shows
A systematic review of five randomized clinical trials found mixed evidence for creatine as an adjunctive depression treatment: two trials…
New mapping of noma disease across Nigeria reveals scale of neglected tropical disease burden
New epidemiological mapping of noma disease across Nigeria reveals the extent of a neglected tropical infection that kills 80–90% of…
Novel T-cell therapy targets three tumor proteins in aggressive pediatric brain cancers, shows early survival promise
Engineered T-cell immunotherapy targeting three tumor proteins has produced early survival gains in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and…
Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Restore Vision in Mice, Opening Path to Human Eye Therapies
Researchers at Duke University have successfully grown retinal blood vessel cells from stem cells and demonstrated their ability to restore…
When Scale Outpaces Vigilance: The GLP-1 Drugs and the Wernicke Signal
A new study links rare cases of Wernicke encephalopathy to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. The real lesson: rapid global adoption demands…
Primary aldosteronism: why screening for this overlooked cause of hypertension matters
Primary aldosteronism causes 5–15% of hypertension cases but remains underdiagnosed globally. A Nature Reviews Disease Primers review highlights improved screening…
Georgian Dictionary of Public Health
Photo: Tbilisi, by Geo Max (Flickr), cropped for layout · Licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source A feature on the…
Balance Problems and the Vulnerable Mind: A Gene Study Links the Inner Ear to Cognition
Vestibular dysfunction — the medical term for chronic balance problems rooted in the inner ear — is increasingly suspected of…