A new peptide-based drug-delivery strategy may bring scientists closer to an oral form of insulin. For more than 100 years, scientists have pursued the idea of delivering insulin as a pill. This goal has remained difficult to achieve because insulin breaks down in the digestive system and the intestine lacks a natural transport pathway that […]
New Pill Slashes “Bad” Cholesterol by 60%
Study could lead to an effective new option to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes for millions who cannot control their cholesterol. A new experimental medication called enlicitide has shown powerful cholesterol-lowering effects in a large clinical study. In a phase three trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, the once-daily […]
Scientists Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Tumor Hunters That Kill Cancer
Scientists turned bacteria into tumor-hunting drug factories—hinting at a bold new way to fight cancer. Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treating the disease remains challenging due to its complexity. New research published today (March 17) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang at Shandong University in Qingdao, […]
Scientists Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Tumor Hunters That Kill Cancer
Scientists turned bacteria into tumor-hunting drug factories—hinting at a bold new way to fight cancer. Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treating the disease remains challenging due to its complexity. New research published today (March 17) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang at Shandong University in Qingdao, […]
Scientists Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Tumor Hunters That Kill Cancer
Scientists turned bacteria into tumor-hunting drug factories—hinting at a bold new way to fight cancer. Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treating the disease remains challenging due to its complexity. New research published today (March 17) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang at Shandong University in Qingdao, […]
Scientists Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Tumor Hunters That Kill Cancer
Scientists turned bacteria into tumor-hunting drug factories—hinting at a bold new way to fight cancer. Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treating the disease remains challenging due to its complexity. New research published today (March 17) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang at Shandong University in Qingdao, […]
Scientists Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Tumor Hunters That Kill Cancer
Scientists turned bacteria into tumor-hunting drug factories—hinting at a bold new way to fight cancer. Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treating the disease remains challenging due to its complexity. New research published today (March 17) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang at Shandong University in Qingdao, […]
New Enzyme Discovery Could Protect Jaw Cartilage and Stop Arthritis
A newly identified molecular player may help explain how cartilage in the jaw joint resists inflammatory damage. Every time you chew, speak, or yawn, your jaw depends on a small but hardworking joint that has to move smoothly under constant pressure. That motion is possible because cartilage and a disc inside the joint help absorb […]
Does Fat Remember Obesity? Scientists Reveal Surprising Answer
New research suggests that fat tissue may be more adaptable than previously thought, undergoing significant cellular and molecular changes as body weight declines. Obesity does more than increase body weight. It can also disrupt the normal biology of fat tissue, turning it into a source of chronic inflammation that raises the risk of diabetes and […]
Think Closing Your Eyes Helps You Hear Better? Think Again
In noisy environments, keeping your eyes open—not closed—might be the secret to hearing better. Many people instinctively shut their eyes when trying to pick out a faint sound. The common belief is that blocking out visual input helps the brain focus, making it easier to hear subtle noises. But that idea does not always hold […]