18+ 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…...

22+ 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…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (788+ words) A benign tumor growing on the vestibular nerve deep inside the skull is daunting enough on its own, but a new study suggests that for many patients, the financial aftermath of treatment is less catastrophic than feared....

3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (626+ words) Central nervous system tumours remain among the most lethal forms of cancer, and a comprehensive new review published in Molecular Cancer argues that the reason lies not in a single failure of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, but in a dense, overlapping…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (585+ words) In the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia, the rhythmic chants of traditional song and the synchronized steps of communal dance have long been fixtures of weddings, festivals, and national celebrations....

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (96+ words) A towering tree planted along the roadsides of Cameroon and Uganda, valued mostly as an ornament and a source of shade, has emerged as an unlikely candidate in the fight against one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In a study…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (656+ words) Adults recovering in a vocational rehabilitation program in a remote corner of Iceland rated sledging down snowy slopes, kayaking on cold fjord waters, and hiking into the mountains as the most meaningful and psychologically rewarding activities of their rehabilitation, according…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (56+ words) Physical activity has become one of the most widely recommended interventions for people with neurodevelopmental disorders, a family of conditions that includes autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual developmental disorder, and specific learning, communication and motor disorders. Clinical guidelines…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (656+ words) Up to nearly half of all patients who develop sepsis also sustain damage to the liver, yet the organ has long remained a quiet bystander in critical care research, overshadowed by the kidneys, lungs, and heart....

6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (646+ words) For millions of women undergoing fertility treatment, the medical burden of conception is only half the struggle. The other half is psychological: the quiet shame of failing to meet social expectations, the grinding anxiety of repeated treatment cycles, and the…...