Millipedes get a bad rap — their many legs put people off and could classify them as “creepy crawly.” But these anthropods’ secretions could hold the key to new drug discovery for the treatment of neurological diseases and pain.
Chemist Emily…
Category: 5. Health
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Centene Reports $253 Million Loss Amid Health Insurer Cost Struggles
Centene chief executive officer Sarah London on Friday July 25, 2025 said the company is … More
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The plant virus that trains your immune system to kill cancer
A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy — and researchers are uncovering why.
In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the…
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Naomi Watts And Halle Berry Sparked A Menopause Movement—Now a New Report Proves A Short Film Can Drive Global Change
A new report shows how The M Factor film is fundamentally reshaping public understanding, clinical care and global dialogue around menopause.
The M Factor When The M Factor film launched in late 2024, it didn’t resemble a traditional health…
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AI turns immune cells into precision cancer killers—in just weeks
Precision cancer treatment on a larger scale is moving closer after researchers have developed an AI platform that can tailor protein components and arm the patient’s immune cells to fight cancer. The new method, published in the scientific…
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This bedtime snack swap could rewire your gut and help prevent diabetes
Prediabetes affects a third of people in the United States and most of them will develop Type 2 diabetes, yet effective dietary intervention strategies remain limited. Pistachios have shown promise in improving markers of diet quality, yet little…
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Four hidden types of autism revealed — and each tells a different genetic story
Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition’s genetic underpinnings and potential for…
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AI is designing proteins that could help treat cancer
A team used generative AI to enhance T cells’ ability to fight melanoma. The immunotherapy approach needs more testing before use in cancer patients.
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Even without catching COVID, the pandemic may have quietly aged your brain
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated people’s brain health, even if they were never infected with the virus.
What does it mean to grow older, not just in years, but…
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Scientists just resurrected the 1918 “Spanish Flu” virus—here’s what they found
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH’s Medical Collection to decode the genome of the virus responsible for the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Switzerland. The genetic material of the…
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