A short course of immunotherapy melts away bowel cancer in clinical trial
A nine-week course of immunotherapy before surgery left 100% of trial patients recurrence-free after nearly three years. The treatment targets…
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Neanderthal glue may have served as a prehistoric antibiotic
Scientists successfully recreated ancient methods to produce birch tar, a substance previously known mainly as a prehistoric tool adhesive. Testing…
Statins may protect against glaucoma and slow vision loss, study finds
Patients taking statins showed a 15% lower risk of developing the most common form of progressive glaucoma. At the five-year…
A simple change in walking gait can relieve arthritic knee pain without drugs
Researchers found that slightly adjusting the angle of a person's foot while walking can significantly reduce osteoarthritis pain. A year-long…
A tiny, injectable device could transform chronic pain treatment without surgery
Researchers have developed a seed-sized device that can be injected near nerves to treat chronic pain and movement disorders. The…
A simple change in how you walk could relieve knee arthritis pain without medication
A personalized adjustment to the angle of your feet while walking can redistribute body weight and significantly reduce knee osteoarthritis…
Scientists discover hidden eye cleanup system that could prevent blindness
Researchers have identified a previously unknown drainage route in the eye, called the POLO pathway, which connects to the body's…
Eating olive oil before carbohydrates offers a surprisingly simple way to manage blood sugar
Consuming olive oil before carbohydrates significantly reduced post-meal blood sugar spikes in laboratory studies. The timing of fat intake slows…
An existing epilepsy drug shows promise in reversing osteoarthritis damage
Scientists discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy medication can both relieve joint pain and reverse cartilage damage in osteoarthritis. The drug…
Nearly 200-year-old tortoise provides extraordinary epigenetic clues to human longevity
Scientists mapped the epigenome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old giant tortoise, identifying 287 gene variants linked to cellular resilience. The study…