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Nearly one in 10 people who are implanted with a surgical fix to their spine will develop a serious bacterial infection, despite prophylactic antibiotic treatment. In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have engineered a device they hope will help prevent this devastating complication.

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's have identified how certain immune cells are molecularly programmed to respond faster when the body encounters a familiar threat, shedding light on immune memory and its links to diseases such as asthma, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease. The study, published in Cell Reports, found that "memory" CD4⁺ T cells—immune cells formed after infection or vaccination—have their DNA primed to activate key defense genes within hours. In contrast, naïve T cells encountering a pathogen for the first time can take days to mount a response.

In a trial, people who repeated meals while keeping their calorie intake steady lost more weight than those who ate a more varied diet. Here’s why.

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is standing up to call for earlier, faster and fairer access to new medicines for Australian men and families

A new study has found that taking a certain supplement could help slow down the aging process. Here's everything you need to know.

KYOTO -- A team of researchers in Japan has uncovered the mechanism by which caffeic acid, a polyphenol found in coffee, suppresses the growth of colo

Weight-loss drugs kill your desire to eat—but can they also stop you from wanting to do anything at all?

The dedicator of cytokinesis 10 (DOCK10) gene has been identified as a key driver of abnormal insulin secretion in insulinomas, as reported by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo. Using surgical specimens and patient-derived organoids, the team performed comprehensive genetic and transcriptomic analyses, revealing that inhibiting a DOCK10-related pathway reduced excessive insulin release in cellular and animal models. These results pave the way for novel diagnostic biomarkers and treatment options for insulinomas.

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in Cell Reports Medicine.

Almost 30 people have regained the ability to read letters, numbers, and words after surgery to implant a microchip in their eyes.