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Why Excessive Supplement Use May Be Damaging Your Health

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Dietary supplements are often marketed to support healthy aging, but their benefits for older adults depend on individual nutritional needs and whether there are any existing nutrient deficiencies that need to be corrected. The use of dietary supplements has increased significantly in recent years. Vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional supplements are often marketed as easy […]

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Russia says its cancer vaccine is ready and will be free worldwide

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Russian authorities have announced the development of an experimental mRNA-based cancer vaccine, using the same technology employed in some COVID-19 vaccines. Early reported results suggest it may help slow tumor growth and reduce metastasis in certain patients. Global Access Promise and Scientific Attention Officials claim that, if clinical trials and regulatory approvals are completed successfully,

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France introduces an artificial heart capable of working without the need for a donor

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France has revealed a breakthrough artificial heart that functions without a donor, marking a major step forward in heart medicine. The French company CARMAT created the artificial heart, known as Aeson, to support patients with advanced heart failure while they wait for a transplant. Artificial Heart for Advanced Heart Failure Created for patients suffering from

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New technology may lower high blood pressure without drugs

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Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the United States have created a 3D-printed hydrogel implant that may offer a way to treat high blood pressure without medication. The device, named CaroFlex, was tested in rats by implanting it near the carotid artery. In short trials lasting about ten minutes, it reduced blood pressure by more

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Study suggests hantavirus may persist in semen for years

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A 2023 study published in the scientific journal Viruses found hantavirus genetic material in semen up to six years after infection. Researchers focused on the Andes virus—a rare strain linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak and known for its ability to spread between humans. The study tracked a 55-year-old man who contracted the

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Scientists create menstruation-mimicking organoid to study tissue regeneration

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Scientists have created organoids that regenerate in a way similar to the endometrium — the uterine lining that renews itself during every menstrual cycle. Detailed in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the discovery enables researchers to study in the lab a rare form of tissue repair seen in humans and could support future treatments for

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Scientists create mini human heart that mimics arrhythmia

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Mini Human Heart – Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a lab-grown mini heart that replicates atrial fibrillation, an arrhythmia causing irregular, rapid heartbeats. The condition impacts around 60 million people globally and has seen little progress in treatment over recent decades. A team led by Aitor Aguirre at MSU developed the model using

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Researchers receive award for creating a cure for sickle cell anemia

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A scientific breakthrough that began in the 1980s has now received one of the highest honors in global science. Researchers Swee Lay Thein and Stuart Orkin were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for the foundational research that helped make Casgevy possible. The therapy relies on the gene-editing technology CRISPR to treat Sickle Cell

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Brazilian vaccine could transform cocaine and crack addiction treatment

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UFMG researchers have developed the Calixcoca vaccine, a potential breakthrough that could become the first immunization for treating cocaine and crack addiction. Launched in 2015 by Professor Frederico Garcia of UFMG, the project has passed animal tests and is now preparing for phase 1 human trials, with submissions being finalized for Anvisa. Researchers expect to

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Brazilian woman creates device that speeds diabetic wound healing, preventing amputations

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Watching her father struggle with diabetes inspired a breakthrough. Brazilian professor Suélia Rodrigues, from the University of Brasília (UnB), created a device that speeds up wound healing and helps prevent amputations—especially in cases of diabetic foot, one of the disease’s most severe complications. Called “Rapha,” the device is the result of nearly 20 years of

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