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New research reveals the cervix as a truly immunocompetent tissue

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play an active and highly coordinated role in detecting and fighting infections. That's the conclusion of an international research team led by Associate Professor Cindrilla Chumduri from Aarhus University, and now published in the journal Science Advances.

6 Oct 2025

Large-scale analysis offers insights into sporadic nature of chikungunya virus outbreaks

The symptoms come on quickly - acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly severe for high-risk individuals, including newborns and older adults.

6 Oct 2025

Study reveals new strategy to block TNBC metastasis and restore chromosomal stability

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine suggests a surprising way to stop it from spreading. Researchers have discovered that an enzyme called EZH2 drives TNBC cells to divide abnormally, which enables them to relocate to distant organs.

6 Oct 2025

Zika virus exposure during pregnancy permanently shapes offspring's frontline immune cells

A Wayne State University study published in the Oct. 3, 2025, issue of Nature Communications revealed that Zika virus exposure during pregnancy causes long-term, sex-specific changes to a baby's immune system, particularly affecting the frontline immune cells that fight infection.

6 Oct 2025

BD celebrates 55 years of manufacturing excellence and impact in Sumter, S.C. - Oct 3, 2025

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today will commemorate 55 years of manufacturing excellence at its Sumter, South Carolina facility, which throughout its history has been a core site within the Company's extensive U.S. manufacturing footprint.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 6 Oct 2025

Ripple Effects Mapping reveals success of academic-community partnership against COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic did not affect everyone equally. Communities of color, especially Latino (including undocumented persons), Black, and Native American groups, as well as people with low incomes, experienced much higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death.

6 Oct 2025

New NMR technique reveals atomic-scale motion in catalytic enzyme function

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new structure determination method using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy which shows how different parts of complex molecular machinery like enzymes move while they help catalyze reactions.

6 Oct 2025

Visceral fat activity linked to advanced endometrial cancer

High metabolic activity of visceral fat may be associated with more aggressive endometrial cancer, new research presented today at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM'25) has shown.

5 Oct 2025

Study finds surge in the use of weight loss drugs among bariatric surgery patients

New research findings show a significant increase in the use of weight loss drugs among patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery, signaling an evolution in the management of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

3 Oct 2025

Surgical hospital closures disproportionately hit poor and socially vulnerable communities

A new national study reveals that hospitals providing surgical care have closed at a significantly higher rate than new ones have opened, with closures disproportionately concentrated in communities with high levels of poverty and social vulnerability.

3 Oct 2025

Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and emotional challenges after surgery, according to a new systematic review on the effects of mastectomy in women with breast cancer.

3 Oct 2025

Rectal bleeding increases the odds of colorectal cancer diagnosis by 8.5 times

Adults under 50 undergoing colonoscopy were found to have a dramatically higher risk of having colorectal cancer when the procedure was done for rectal bleeding.

3 Oct 2025

Depression can affect surgical outcomes and postoperative costs

Depression is known to be associated with physical health challenges, in everything from disrupting sleep to an increased cancer risk.

3 Oct 2025

Enzyme technology enables first successful blood type conversion in kidney transplant

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and rejection of the organ.

3 Oct 2025

New ultrasound technique used to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously

For the first time, a new ultrasound technique allows researchers to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously.

3 Oct 2025

Innovative topical cream relieves chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Most patients receiving chemotherapy with taxanes or platinum salts develop pain and loss of sensitivity in their hands and feet—a severe side effect that can interfere with proper treatment.

3 Oct 2025

AI combined with the One Health approach can improve pandemic preparedness

Artificial intelligence could be a valuable tool for detecting emerging diseases earlier, researchers from five European universities and research institutes argue in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

3 Oct 2025

Evaluating AI systems for motivational interviewing in chronic disease management

Changing health habits – like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments – is difficult but crucial for preventing and managing chronic diseases.

3 Oct 2025

World's first vaccine trial against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus proves safe and effective

The world's first vaccine trial against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) – a leading cause of death in young Asian elephants – is safe and triggers a strong virus-fighting immune response, according to an international team led by the University of Surrey, in collaboration with Chester Zoo and the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

3 Oct 2025

Newly discovered mechanism helps leukemia cells to evade the immune system

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body's immune system.

3 Oct 2025

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New research reveals the cervix as a truly immunocompetent tissue

Large-scale analysis offers insights into sporadic nature of chikungunya virus outbreaks

Study reveals new strategy to block TNBC metastasis and restore chromosomal stability

Zika virus exposure during pregnancy permanently shapes offspring's frontline immune cells

BD celebrates 55 years of manufacturing excellence and impact in Sumter, S.C. - Oct 3, 2025

Ripple Effects Mapping reveals success of academic-community partnership against COVID-19

New NMR technique reveals atomic-scale motion in catalytic enzyme function

Visceral fat activity linked to advanced endometrial cancer

Study finds surge in the use of weight loss drugs among bariatric surgery patients

Surgical hospital closures disproportionately hit poor and socially vulnerable communities

Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

Rectal bleeding increases the odds of colorectal cancer diagnosis by 8.5 times

Depression can affect surgical outcomes and postoperative costs

Enzyme technology enables first successful blood type conversion in kidney transplant

New ultrasound technique used to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously

Innovative topical cream relieves chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

AI combined with the One Health approach can improve pandemic preparedness

Evaluating AI systems for motivational interviewing in chronic disease management

World's first vaccine trial against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus proves safe and effective

Newly discovered mechanism helps leukemia cells to evade the immune system

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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