According to a new clinical trial published in Food & Function, consuming 330 ml of 100 percent orange juice daily for six weeks causes bioactive compounds like hesperidin to be absorbed by the body, altering the activity of genes linked to vascular health and blood vessel function. Clinical Trial Findings on Hesperidin and Gene Expression … Read more
Food and Drug Administration this week to test genetically engineered CAR T-cell immune cells in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and pediatric patients with solid tumors, according to university announcements. The experimental therapy attacks two specific targets, B7-H3 and IL-8, aiming to overcome the defenses of solid tumors where standard treatments have failed. University of … Read more
Aging brain biology actively shapes brain tumor progression, treatment resistance, and cognitive decline, according to a review published in Ageing and Cancer Research & Treatment. Rather than viewing aging as a passive background variable, the study—titled “Navigating the aging brain: The interplay between brain malignancy and the aging microenvironment”—proposes that the physiological shifts of an … Read more
According to a study published in Scientific Reports, an international research team has identified a specific panel of blood proteins that sheds light on why the corticosteroid prednisone suppresses childhood growth and harms bone health while treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Researchers at Binghamton University and Carleton University found that unlike prednisone, a drug called … Read more
A therapeutic approach for multiple sclerosis developed at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is moving toward clinical application, backed by a EUR 1.1 million funding boost from ForTra gGmbH for Research Transfer, according to university announcements on September 1, 2026. ForTra Funding Drives GMP Production and Phase I Trials ForTra gGmbH for Research Transfer, a nonprofit … Read more
According to a randomized clinical trial published in the journal Cell Metabolism, a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet reduces liver fat and improves insulin sensitivity significantly more than Mediterranean or plant-forward diets when participants achieve a comparable 10% weight loss. Researchers found that dietary macronutrient composition independently alters metabolic responses, yielding a 67% reduction in hepatic triglycerides … Read more
Minapharm Group will receive up to $16.5 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop a Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate, addressing an escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a joint announcement from the organizations. CEPI Funding Advances Minapharm Vaccine Candidate for DRC Outbreak Leading African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm … Read more
Stereotactic body radiation therapy improves bowel health-related quality of life for patients with localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer compared to moderately hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy, according to findings from the NRG-GU005 clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. NRG-GU005 Trial Design and Patient Demographics The Phase III NRG-GU005 trial evaluated 698 evaluable … Read more
Off-the-shelf CAR T-cell therapy being tested in clinical trials aims to expand treatment access for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients by using healthy donor cells instead of a patient’s own harvested white blood cells. According to blood cancer specialist Dr. John M. Burke of the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, autologous treatments require complex logistics and … Read more
Singing Therapy vs. Diaphragmatic Breathing for Supragastric Belching A recent randomized controlled trial published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology identifies singing therapy as a more effective treatment than standard diaphragmatic breathing for supragastric belching. According to the study, 72.2% of patients undergoing singing therapy reported at least a 50% reduction in symptoms after one week, … Read more