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Miniature human organs in UK labs to replace animal drug tests
A mouse cannot tell researchers whether a new medicine will work in a person. That blunt reality is driving a
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🇨🇳 China
Microbubbles shrink aggressive liver tumors in Chinese study
A team of researchers in China has found a way to shrink aggressive liver tumors using tiny gas-filled bubbles
🇺🇸 United States
A disappearing organ may hold the key to living longer
A small organ in the chest that most people have never heard of begins to shrink and turn to fat as early as c
🇺🇸 United States
Scientists Map How Flu Virus Rewires Human Cells From Inside
The flu virus does not just invade human cells. It rewires them from the inside, turning the cell's own machin
🇺🇸 United States
Frozen testicle tissue restores sperm production after 16 years
A man who had testicular tissue removed and frozen at age 10 has regained the ability to produce sperm 16 year
🇯🇵 Japan
Human Sperm Grown Inside a Mouse Kidney in Lab Breakthrough
A team of scientists in Japan has grown immature human sperm from stem cells by nurturing them inside a living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Many Over 40s With Obesity Have Normal Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
A surprising new study has found that many people over the age of 40 who are classified as obese have choleste
🇨🇳 China
Vaginal bacteria differ between US and Chinese women, study finds
The bacteria living inside women in the United States and China are so different that a single standard for va
🇺🇸 United States
Pneumonia Experiments in Space Could Protect Hearts on Earth
A pneumonia infection in space may help doctors save hearts on Earth. NASA scientists are growing heart tissue
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Hong Kong team invents first nasal spray for rapid stroke treatment
A team of researchers in Hong Kong has created what they call the world's first nasal spray designed to treat
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Knee Surgery for Cartilage Damage May Be Useless, Study Finds
Tens of thousands of people go under the knife each year for torn knee cartilage, hoping surgery will fix the
🇺🇸 United States
Scientists Isolate Elusive Tularemia Proteins, Revealing Treatment Path
Fewer than ten bacterial cells of Francisella tularensis are enough to cause a serious infection, making tular
🇺🇸 United States
A Simple Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Years Early
A standard blood test, ordered by doctors for decades to check for infection, may hold a key to predicting Alz
🇺🇸 United States
The US Government's New Push for Psychedelic Science
A new executive order from the White House is clearing a path for scientists to study some of the world's most
🇺🇸 United States
Scientists Find Antibody That Blocks Common Epstein-Barr Virus
A virus carried by an estimated 95% of the global population may finally have met its match. Researchers in th
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
NHS AI Tool Predicts Bowel Cancer Drug Response
A new artificial intelligence system will soon analyze the scans of thousands of bowel cancer patients across
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Testosterone Linked to Childhood Brain Tumor Growth
Boys' Hormone Found to Fuel a Childhood Brain Cancer For decades, doctors have known that a common type of chi
