In Germany, a 7-year-old boy had been diagnosed with kidney cancer. He had beaten it back with a series of treatments over about a decade and was able to live a relatively normal life, pursuing his love of riding his bike and becoming a ser…
Scientists found that several cancers, including breast cancer, melanoma and a type of blood cancer, rely on the same molecule to become aggressive and spread. Drugs that block the molecule are already used to treat glaucoma and may therefo…
Cancer treatment timing may influence the effectiveness and safety of systemic therapy, according to a systematic review that examined the impact of treatment timing, seasonality, latitude, vitamin D status, and circadian rhythm on outcomes…
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute, and Medical Clinic V at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) has characterized T cells in the bone marrow of patients with multiple m…
The new study, published in BMC Medicine, analysed the records of 59,218 people (55 per cent female) with an average age of 61.7 from the UK Biobank, a database of half a million volunteers taking part in medical research. Smartwatches were…
Scientists have found a new window of opportunity to attack aggressive brain cancer with chemotherapy. Instead of waiting a few weeks after surgery to start treatment, early research from the University of Manchester suggests that chemother…
Over the past several decades, research has transformed what scientists know about cancer. Foundational advances in genomics and molecular biology have revealed many of the proteins, pathways and mechanisms that drive cancer with a level of…
The idea of cryosleep, freezing the human body and reviving it later, has long belonged to science fiction. A new study suggests this concept may be moving closer to reality, as researchers have successfully restored activity in brain tissu…
Artificial general intelligence has long been discussed as the point where machines reach human level intelligence, yet the concept has remained vague and difficult to measure. Google DeepMind is attempting to bring structure to this proble…
Tech companies are increasingly blaming artificial intelligence for large scale layoffs, but the reality is more complex than the headline suggests. While AI is part of the story, it is not the sole or even primary driver in many cases. In
As antibiotic resistance accelerates, researchers are moving beyond traditional drugs and developing entirely new ways to treat bacterial infections. One of the most promising approaches involves engineered “killer cells” designed to direct…
NASA has outlined a major shift in its space strategy, focusing on building a permanent human presence on the Moon while advancing nuclear powered spacecraft for future missions to Mars. The plan signals a move away from short term explorat…