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ThursdayJul 17, 2025 10:00 am

Study Provides Valuable Insights About Non-Smokers Who Develop Lung Cancer

Lung cancer, one of the most common types of cancer, has for a long time been known to largely develop among smokers. However, recent studies have established that around one quarter of people diagnosed with lung cancer has never smoked. This has baffled the scientific community as there was no clear explanation why such a significant proportion of lung cancer patients didn’t have a history of smoking. A study has now provided key insights into the factors that could predispose many non-smokers to the development of lung cancer. This study was published in the journal Nature early this month. The…

TuesdayJul 15, 2025 10:00 am

KFF Poll Reveals the Challenges Americans Face in Meeting Their Healthcare Costs

Recent polling by KFF has provided insights into the numerous challenges that Americans face in meeting their health care costs. The poll, conducted in May and whose findings were published in June this year, shows that one of the major worries that American families face is having unexpected medical bills to pay. From the poll, the research team found that nearly half of all adults in the U.S. find it difficult to afford their health care costs. 1-in-4 of those polled also revealed that they or a member of their household had experienced problems in meeting their health care costs…

TuesdayJul 08, 2025 10:00 am

Preclinical Study Finds a Way to Reverse Symptoms of Parkinson’s in Mice

University of Sydney researchers have, for the first time ever, targeted a malfunctioning protein in mice having symptoms akin to Parkinson’s symptoms and successfully improved motor function in the mice. This breakthrough finding could open the door to finding a similar way to treat Parkinson’s disease in humans. For more than 10 years, the team worked to establish the biological mechanisms which underpin Parkinson’s. Their interest was in uncovering new ways to slow the progression of the disease or even treat it. In 2017, they published research documenting SOD1 protein abnormalities within the brain and showed that these abnormalities were…

MondayJul 07, 2025 9:05 am

20 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Releasing Medicaid Data to DHS

Rob Bonta, the Attorney General of California, revealed on Tuesday that 20 states have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s release of private Medicaid data to deportation personnel in June. The shared data affects millions of people enrolled in Medicaid. Advisers to the HHS Secretary ordered CMS officials to release private data, including names, immigration status, social security numbers, addresses, as well as claims data by those enrollees in several jurisdictions, such as Washington State, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and California to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The states included in the data sharing request were selected because those…

ThursdayJul 03, 2025 10:00 am

Study Discovers Genetic Mutation that Makes Solid Tumors Unresponsive to Immunotherapy

While studying why non-human primates aren’t as likely to suffer from certain cancers when compared to humans, UC Davis scientists discovered a genetic mutation that could explain this anomaly. Their findings were published in the Nature Communications journal. This discovery could open the door to the development of more powerful treatments for cancer. The researchers focused on Fas Ligand, an immune protein that helps in attacking tumor cells. This protein is present in both human and non-human primates like chimpanzees. The scientists discovered that in humans, a small mutation makes FasL to be easily deactivated by a tumor-linked enzyme called…

TuesdayJul 01, 2025 10:00 am

Research Finds That Pesticides Disrupt Inflammation-Linked Bacteria

Existing scientific information shows that pesticides are toxic to the microorganisms in the gut, and a new preclinical study has mapped the specific impacts that compounds in pesticides have on microbes in the human digestive system. One surprising finding emerged regarding how these pesticide compounds affect the inflammatory system in the body. The Ohio State University team of researchers conducted an analysis aimed at establishing the specific ways in which different active ingredients in pesticides impact the ways in which bacteria in the gut grow and how the affected bacteria alter the ways in which nutrients are processed in the…

FridayJun 27, 2025 10:00 am

Research Links Key Proteins to the Growth of Brain Tumors

University of Plymouth researchers in the UK have identified the proteins that underlie the growth and development of common brain tumors. Their findings could, in the long run, trigger the development of new treatments which are less invasive. Through investigations undertaken at labs at the Plymouth Science Park, PhD students, together with other scientists studied the molecular subtypes of tumors called meningiomas. They found that ANXA3, a type of protein, was a key driver behind the growth of some meningioma cells. By inhibiting the functioning of these proteins, the team was able to slow down, and in some instances, altogether…

ThursdayJun 26, 2025 10:00 am

Why Public Interest in Mitochondrial Function Testing is Growing

Today, more ordinary people are taking an interest in tracking their mitochondrial health in order to take concrete steps to improve their overall wellness and boost longevity. Previously, such interest was a mainstay among elite athletes, scientists and biohacking enthusiasts. Why are more people choosing to have their mitochondrial health tested? For starters, mitochondria are powerhouses inside body cells. These organelles play several vital roles, such as generating energy for cellular use, participating in the immune system’s response to pathogens, contributing to cell signaling, and playing a role in programmed cell death (aka apoptosis). Mitochondrial health is therefore essential to…

TuesdayJun 24, 2025 10:00 am

Could Wheat Germ Hold the Key to Supercharging Immunotherapy? New Research Hopes to Find Out

An ongoing clinical trial at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Davis seeks to find out whether fermented wheat germ could help cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy have better outcomes and live full lives, or even beat cancer. This pioneering study is being conducted by Joseph Tuscano, an oncologist specializing in blood cancers like multiple myeloma, leukemia and lymphoma. This research is being funded by the family of a patient who succumbed to cancer but had previously shown remarkable improvement after using fermented wheat germ to supplement his immunotherapy. The Veterans Administration is also funding the study. The use of fermented…

FridayJun 20, 2025 10:00 am

How Robotics Technology is Transforming Healthcare

Robotics is playing an ever-increasing role in revolutionizing healthcare. The medical industry is playing a leading role in the adoption of robotics and the pace at which these technologies are being adopted is accelerating. It is therefore not surprising that the market for medical robotics is forecast to grow from $16.6bn to $63.8bn between 2023 and 2032. Several applications of these technologies are justifying further deployment. Speeding up diagnosis Intuitive, a U.S. firm, developed a robotic-assisted system and platform called Ion. This tool and the supporting system is geared at conducting bronchoscopies in a minimally invasive way in order to…