Royal Papworth Hospital The machine, nicknamed “lungs in a box”, is designed to mimic the human body A new machine which keeps lungs alive outside of the body could “transform”
Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The brightly-coloured soft plastic beads, also known
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In spite of intensive research, glioblastoma remains one of the most lethal types of brain cancer. Temozolomide (TMZ) is used as the front-line medicine in its treatment. While TMZ effectively
Researchers have been able to identify at least three distinct subtypes of a rare type of bone cancer for the first time, which could transform clinical trials and patient care.
In 2022 alone, over 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10 million died from the disease, according to the World Health Organization. While the reaches of cancer
In everyday life, when things turn out the opposite of what you expect, it’s usually cause for frustration. In science, it’s often the starting point for discovery. That’s what happened
Houston Methodist researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called “good” cholesterol — high-density lipoproteins (HDL) — may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Led by Henry
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle
Human norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million cases and approximately 212,000 deaths globally per year, has no
