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Jul 2026
Reversing macrophage metabolism may improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are among the most abundant immune cells in the tumor microenvironment.
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Jul 2026
Study finds early-onset Parkinson’s burden has more than doubled worldwide
A GBD 2021 analysis of 204 countries and territories found that early-onset Parkinson’s disease burden among people aged 20 to 49 more than doubled from 1990 to 2021. Age-standardized incidence, prevalence, and disability rates rose globally, with higher estimated burden among males, rapid growth in middle and high-middle SDI regions, and moderate ecological correlations with pesticide use.
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Jul 2026
Cannabidiol shows preclinical promise for anxiety, depression and cognition
A new meta-analysis suggests that CBD may improve emotional behavior and cognition in animal models, but researchers caution that its clinical benefits still need to be proven in humans.
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Jul 2026
LEF1 and niche-derived factors regulate T cell stemness across chronic diseases
T cells are an elite fighting force of the immune system, seeking out and destroying diseased cells. But in a prolonged campaign against a chronic condition - like a viral infection, or cancer - the body needs a steady supply of these killer troops.
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Jul 2026
UC San Diego study reveals genetic causes of rare neuromuscular disorders
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited neuromuscular disorders and identified promising new strategies to correct them, including a potential new use for an existing antidepressant.
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Jul 2026
Fatty liver disease fuels aggressive metastatic colorectal cancer spread
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international partners, have uncovered how fatty liver disease can fuel the most aggressive form of metastatic colorectal cancer.
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Jul 2026
German study identifies therapeutic Achilles' heel for advanced colorectal cancer
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute has discovered a promising new approach to treating advanced colorectal cancer.
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Jul 2026
Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation reverses long Covid brain fog
Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation can help people with long Covid symptoms such as brain fog achieve their goals in returning to work and hobbies, finds a new clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
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Jul 2026
Biological heart valves support safer pregnancies despite reoperation risks
In severe disease of the aortic valve, choosing a new heart valve is especially difficult for young women who want to become pregnant.
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Jul 2026
CAR-T cell therapy shows potential to eliminate aggressive glioblastoma
A study led by a researcher based at King's College London and McMaster University in Canada reveals how CAR-T cell therapy, a treatment that engineers a patient's own immune cells to recognize and attack cancer, could be used to treat glioblastoma.
