Single-cell tools are changing how scientists see immune memory, even if they do not yet explain it fully Immune memory is one of the body’s most impressive biological tricks. It is what allows the immune system to respond faster and more effectively...
Continue readingVagus nerve stimulation is emerging as an early, non-invasive bet against age-related memory decline Few aspects of ageing worry people as personally as memory. Misplacing names, taking longer to recall familiar information or noticing more frequent...
Continue readingAI may help spot intimate partner violence risk earlier, but prediction is not the same as protection Intimate partner violence is one of the hardest health problems to detect while it is still partly hidden. It often does not arrive in a clinic as a...
Continue readingWhy some cancer drugs stop working even when they hit the right target One of the most frustrating patterns in modern oncology is watching a treatment work well at first, only to lose control of the disease later on. At face value, that can seem cont...
Continue readingA new generation of cardiac MRI strengthens the case for spotting heart failure before symptoms begin Heart failure is usually recognised only once the body starts sending unmistakable signals: shortness of breath, swelling, reduced exercise toleranc...
Continue readingChronic inflammation may reprogramme the gut in ways that leave lasting colorectal cancer risk The connection between chronic intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer has been recognised for years. People living with inflammatory bowel disease,...
Continue readingHow brain metastases turn immune cells into tumour allies For years, the simplest way to think about brain metastases was to imagine cancer cells reaching the brain, settling there and growing in a difficult organ. That explanation is no longer enoug...
Continue readingAI may help predict liver cancer risk using data already sitting in the medical record One of the hardest parts of liver cancer care is timing. Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer, is far more treatable when it is f...
Continue readingLess axillary surgery may lower lymphoedema risk in breast cancer without clearly sacrificing cancer control Among the most feared long-term effects of breast cancer treatment, lymphoedema stands out for one reason: it can follow patients long after...
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