A new book dives into how the life sciences industry can make big strides. It's not just about the science. The book talks about how the right people, good processes, and solid systems can make or break drug and device development. The author, a seasoned entrepreneur, shares his journey of building a successful clinical research organization. He highlights the impor...
A recent study in Sweden tracked over two million women under 50 for more than a decade. It found that hormonal birth control is generally safe, but some types might slightly increase breast cancer risk. The risk is small and short-term, highest during use and fading after stopping. The study showed that women using hormonal birth control had about a 24% higher rate...
Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and lupus are tough to treat. Current treatments just calm down the immune system's attack on the body, but they don't fix the root cause. This means patients often face a lifetime of expensive medications, injections, or infusions with serious side effects. Plus, these treatments don't always work we...
People with dementia often move in unique ways. This makes it tricky to measure their movement accurately. Regular tests don't always work for them. So, researchers have been working on new ways to assess their balance, mobility, and leg strength. These are important because they affect daily life. The idea is to create tests that give consistent results. This helps...
A scientist in Dallas has made a big discovery about how a gene can cause fatty livers but also protect arteries. Zhao Zhang, who works at UT Southwestern Medical Center, won a big award from the American Heart Association for this finding. The award, called the Jack Sarver Prize, comes with $25, 000 to help Zhang keep researching. The gene in question, called HELZ2...
Male infertility without a clear cause is a big puzzle in medicine. Scientists are now looking at tiny organisms, called microbes, that live in and on our bodies. These microbes might play a big role in male fertility. Over the last 20 years, research has shifted from focusing on genes and oxidative stress to studying these microbes. This change is clear when lookin...
Black holes, those mysterious giants of the universe, have been making waves in the world of science. Recent discoveries have shown that these cosmic behemoths might be the key to understanding a long-standing puzzle: the "knee" in the cosmic ray energy spectrum. For nearly 70 years, scientists have been scratching their heads over this peculiar bend in the cosmic r...
Large Language Models (LLMs) are like super-smart robots that can chat, write, and even create stories. But sometimes, they make stuff up. It's like asking a friend for directions, and they send you to a place that doesn't exist. To fix this, scientists have come up with a clever idea: they combine LLMs with search engines. This way, the AI can double-check its answe...
Scientists have created a new way to fight cancer using tiny particles that glow and make cancer cells self-destruct. This method uses light to kill cancer cells, but unlike other treatments, it uses a special kind of light that can go deep into the body. The key to this treatment is special glowing particles called UCNPs. These particles work with other tiny molecul...
The world scrambled to vaccinate people against COVID-19. Many countries used complex methods to decide who got the vaccine first. One such method was a study that tried to combine different mathematical models. The goal was to prioritize vaccine doses for those who needed them most. The study had a big flaw. It didn't account for real-world factors like vaccine ava...