Medical Research
Editor’s note: This article originally covered a bioRxiv preprint about fetal cerebellar development and medulloblastoma. The subsequent Nature paper was retracted on July 9, 2025, because expert reassessment found …
Lung Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. Despite this, there has been limited progress in improving the survival rates of patients with lung cancer. This …
A preclinical study by a team of oncologists and pharmacologists at Penn Medicine identifies a new target for recurrent ovarian cancer, a difficult-to-treat cancer. The work which was presented …
Key Takeaways In a randomized controlled trial, robotic-assisted total knee replacement produced more accurate alignment on several radiographic measures than conventional surgery. Better technical precision did not translate into …
Key Takeaways Urine drug testing can involve two separate questions: whether drugs or their metabolites are present and whether the specimen itself appears valid. Specimen validity testing can evaluate …
Key Takeaways A new randomized clinical trial compared a bioelectric microcurrent toothbrush with manual and sonic toothbrushes in 99 adults with mild-to-moderate plaque-induced gingivitis. After four weeks, the microcurrent …
Key Takeaways Nirsevimab, sold as Beyfortus, was associated with 79% effectiveness against RSV hospitalization in a Canadian study involving 1,942 eligible infant encounters. Researchers estimated 97% effectiveness against RSV-related …
Key Takeaways In Danish adults, gut microbiome composition was more strongly associated than chronological age with most inflammatory and physiological measures examined. A microbial community pattern called the Bacteroides …
Editor’s Note: We made changes for accuracy, style, and formatting. This article reflects the information and research available at the time of its original publication on March 6, 2020. …
Key Takeaways A cross-sectional study of 6,750 Iranian adults linked longer self-reported nighttime sleep with slightly lower odds of bleeding on probing. The association was modest: longer nighttime sleep …
