Low-carb diet delivers added liver benefits beyond weight loss
There is no shortage of popular diets to try, and they can generally produce weight loss if followed to the letter. But are all diet plans created equal in terms…
NICE recommends new treatment option for people with blood and lymphatic cancers
Hundreds of people are set to benefit as NICE recommends acalabrutinib for newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Mantle cell lymphoma MCL is a rare and aggressive…
New blood test for tuberculosis could reduce the spread of this top global infectious-disease killer
A new study presented today at ADLM 2026 in Anaheim, California found that a simple blood test could accurately identify tuberculosis (TB) — a leading cause of death worldwide —…
DNA blood test improves patient selection for radiopharmaceutical therapy in prostate cancer
A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are most likely to benefit from 223Ra radiopharmaceutical therapy and monitor their progress throughout treatment, according…
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Young Children with Sickle Cell Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a supplemental approval for Casgevy* (exagamglogene autotemcel) for patients aged 2 years and older with either sickle cell disease (SCD) with recurrent…
Stem Cell Transplantation More Cost-Effective than Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Stem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with gene therapy and standard of care treatment, according to new…
NIH-FUNDED STUDY MAPS HUMAN PANCREATIC ISLET CELLS, OFFERING NEW CLUES TO DIABETES RISK
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study has identified key differences in human pancreatic islet cells that may help explain why some people are more likely to develop diabetes. Researchers…
Surgical stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory medications
Deep cuts from accidents or surgeries require stitches, typically followed by oral anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen. While these medications help with pain, they don’t act specifically on the wounds. Consequently,…
Study reveals immune blueprint for next-generation malaria vaccine
New research co-led by WEHI and Burnet Institute (Melbourne, Australia) has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving the way for the first effective vaccine against the…
Screening improves early detection of colorectal cancer
More cases of colorectal cancer are detected at an early stage with screening. This is according to new research based on data from over 278,000 60-year-olds, who were randomly selected…