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Japanese scientists identified a "third cell" that completes the hair regrowth puzzle, bringing hope to millions facing hair loss. The breakthrough could replace drugs that only slow thinning with therapies that regenerate follicles.
Researchers have identified a tiny protein region that keeps hearts beating steadily throughout our lives. The breakthrough could lead to treatments for devastating inherited heart diseases that affect thousands of families.
Almost 20,000 North Carolinians learned lifesaving CPR skills in a single day as part of a world record attempt and medical research trial. The mass training could help save thousands of lives from cardiac arrest, America's leading cause of death.
A groundbreaking HIV vaccine study in Cape Town is moving forward after South African researchers regrouped when US funding vanished. The trial tests a novel approach that could finally unlock the key to preventing HIV.
Japanese researchers discovered that immune cells can selectively extract DNA from dying cells through a completely new process called nucleocytosis. This breakthrough could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases, infections, and cancer within the next decade.
Rock legend Glenn Tipton, who has lived with Parkinson's disease since 2008, just donated £250,000 to Imperial College London to fund groundbreaking treatment research. The Judas Priest guitarist's charity is turning his personal battle into hope for millions worldwide.
Jennifer Ferris transformed a "Wild Wild West" research environment into a thriving 17-person operation, earning the first university-wide staff award ever given to UT Health Sciences' Knoxville campus. Her journey from solo clinical trial coordinator to award-winning director shows how one person's vision can reshape an entire research community.
A groundbreaking Harvard study reveals that people with type 2 diabetes who combine GLP-1 medications with healthy habits slash their heart attack and stroke risk by nearly half. The research shows modern medicine works best when paired with old-fashioned healthy living.
Governments worldwide are racing to phase out animal testing as innovative alternatives like organs-on-chips prove they can predict human drug responses better than mice. The UK just slashed procedures from 4.1 million to 2.6 million in nine years.
Researchers at MIT and Harvard created an AI tool that shows scientists everything happening inside cells at once, making it easier to understand diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. The breakthrough could help doctors plan better treatments by revealing how different parts of cells work together. #
Cancer survivors who don't smoke, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy weight live significantly longer than those who don't, according to a groundbreaking study of 6,000 survivors. The research finally answers the question patients ask most: "What can I do for my health after treatment?"
Korean scientists are combining artificial intelligence with quantum computing to discover new drugs in a fraction of the usual time. What typically takes over a decade could soon happen in months.
Getting a root canal might do more than save your tooth. A groundbreaking two-year study shows the common dental procedure could lower inflammation, improve blood sugar, and protect your heart.
Golf champion Brooks Koepka is giving $1 million to the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation as part of his return to the PGA Tour. His total $5 million charitable pledge will support 13 organizations helping kids, families, and medical research.
Researchers in India discovered how the brain uses stress to naturally suppress itching, opening doors to better treatments for millions suffering from chronic itch. The breakthrough reveals a specific neural circuit that could transform how we treat conditions like psoriasis.
A groundbreaking approach to supercomputing at Kennesaw State could slash the time scientists need for major discoveries from days to hours. The breakthrough brings hope for faster medical research and climate solutions.
The FDA suddenly agreed to review Moderna's revolutionary mRNA flu vaccine after initially rejecting it just a week earlier. Meanwhile, scientists developed an inhaled vaccine that could protect against multiple respiratory illnesses at once.
Researchers discovered proteins in ear cells have a hidden second job that, when disrupted, causes permanent hearing loss. This breakthrough could lead to antibiotics that don't damage hearing and new treatments for genetic deafness.
Scientists developed a nasal spray vaccine that protected mice from COVID, flu, bacteria, and even allergens for months. Unlike typical vaccines, it activates the body's first-line defense system to fight multiple threats at once.
Researchers discovered how to target a protein found only in bacteria, opening the door to new antibiotics that could outsmart drug-resistant superbugs. The breakthrough focuses on disrupting how bacteria build DNA without harming human cells.
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