Month: December 2025

Discovering effective drug combinations may now be easier thanks to a screening platform made public today by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists. Many diseases, including cancers, require combinations of drugs whose effects are more […]

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it’s been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been developed. […]

A new study finds just 6% of clinical trials used to approve new drugs in the U.S. reflect the country’s racial and ethnic makeup, with an increasing trend of trials underrepresenting Black and Hispanic individuals.This […]

Authors in biomedical journals frequently describe cited evidence as “recent,” yet the actual age of the references behind these phrases has rarely been measured.This post was originally published on this site

Words reflecting diversity language have appeared less frequently in grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since the 2024 US presidential election, with a 25% relative decrease between January 2024 and June 2025, […]

A multicenter study across Japan found that ICU patients receiving more intensive rehabilitation regained independence faster after critical illness. Among 121 patients on mechanical ventilation, higher rehabilitation dose and mobility levels were linked to a […]

Recruiting participants for injury and violence-related studies can be challenging. Online qualitative data collection can increase accessibility for some participants, expand a study’s reach to potential participants, offer convenience and extend a sense of safety.This […]

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies, with survival rates remaining dismally low despite major advances in oncology. One of the key reasons lies in the disease’s unique fibrotic microenvironment—a dense, collagen-rich tissue that […]

It isn’t just people—when given the chance, rats may also use cannabis to cope with stress, according to a study by researchers at Washington State University.This post was originally published on this site