2+ min ago   (628+ words) A coating built from red seaweed could soon replace one of medicine’s most indispensable yet most fragile ingredients....

6+ min ago   (55+ words) Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer, remains one of the world’s most lethal malignancies, and its treatment options have changed surprisingly little over the past two decades. Now, a review published in Medical Oncology argues that…...

6+ min ago   (668+ words) Influenza has long been one of medicine’s most stubborn adversaries, not because the virus cannot be countered, but because it refuses to stand still. Through continual antigenic drift, the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase proteins on the viral surface accumulate mutations that…...

9+ min ago   (769+ words) Older adults undergoing cancer treatment face a hidden metabolic threat that has long slipped through the cracks of oncology care. Corticosteroids, which are woven into many chemotherapy regimens and supportive care protocols to suppress nausea, allergic reactions and immune-related toxicity,…...

9+ min ago   (783+ words) Fluorinated waste streams have long been among the most stubborn environmental problems of the industrial age, and few sources illustrate the challenge better than aqueous film-forming foam, the firefighting agent that has contaminated soil and groundwater around airports, military bases…...

9+ min ago   (650+ words) A closely watched Phase 3 clinical trial has delivered a sobering verdict on one of the most anticipated treatment strategies in lung cancer medicine....

9+ min ago   (97+ words) A root long used in traditional East Asian medicine is now giving up its chemical secrets to modern analytical science. Researchers at Kyungpook National University, working with a collaborator at the University of California, Davis, have carried out an integrated…...

17+ min ago   (102+ words) A fungal species better known for living quietly in soil and compost heaps has surfaced in an unexpected place: the inflamed skin of a family dog. In a case report published in Veterinary Medicine and Science, researchers at the University…...

18+ min ago   (79+ words) Processed meat products occupy a curious position in the modern food supply. They are among the most widely consumed protein foods in the world, yet they are also frequently criticized for their fat content, and in particular for the proportion…...

21+ min ago   (687+ words) A persistent, itchy lump that appears after a trip to the countryside is usually blamed on an insect bite, a boil, or a small abscess that will resolve on its own....