Colorado’s Ban on ‘Abortion Reversal’ Tied Up in Court Battle
A fight is raging in Colorado over whether or not the state can ban medication abortion reversal — a procedure that mainstream medicine says isn’t backed by science. Last month, a Trump-appointed federal judge blocked the state from enforcing a ban on the so-called treatment while he considers a legal challenge brought by the Bella […]
Fight Over Abortion Escalates in Texas
The latest legal fight over Texas’s 6-week abortion ban has drawn strong comments from groups on both sides of the abortion debate, with each casting blame on different entities for the lack of clarity on when pregnancy terminations are permitted under the law. The law, known as S.B. 8, was signed into law in May […]
Researchers design an innovative strategy to fight obesity through gene therapy
A scientific team from the University of Barcelona and the CIBERobn has designed a strategy to fight obesity and diabetes in mice through ex vivo gene therapy which consists of implanting cells that have been manipulated and transformed in order to treat a disease. This is the first study to apply the ex vivo gene […]
This Video Game Is Helping Researchers Fight Dementia
This Video Game Is Helping Researchers Fight Dementia
Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows. Scientists studied the behaviour of mute and whooper swans, to see how they used their time and energy. Watching four key behaviours — aggression, foraging, maintenance (preening, cleaning and oiling feathers) and resting — they found a “trade-off” between aggression […]
Hormones contribute to sex disparities in bladder cancer, study shows: Results of research suggest treatments that suppress androgens may help fight the disease
Male sex hormones interfere with the body’s ability to fight bladder cancer, likely explaining why males experience higher cancer rates and more deadly disease, according to a new study co-led by a Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigator. These findings, published in Science Immunology, could represent a significant step toward unraveling why disparities in cancer incidence, prognosis and […]
Mechanism that helps immune cells to invade tissues
To fight infections and heal injuries, immune cells need to enter tissue. They also need to invade tumors to fight them from within. Scientists have now discovered how immune cells protect their sensitive insides as they squeeze between tissue cells. The team lays the foundation for identifying new targets in cancer treatment. Knowing, when exactly […]
Experimental drug boosts immunotherapy effectiveness in pancreatic cancer in mice
An experimental drug enhanced the benefit of an immunotherapy to fight pancreatic cancer in mice by increasing the number of immune cells in the immediate vicinity of the tumor, leading to a reduction in tumor growth, and in some mice, eliminating their cancer. The findings, from researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and BioXcel […]