Almost 80% of pancreatic cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and this deadly cancer is also considered to be “non-immunogenic,” that is, it is unresponsive to commonly used immune checkpoint inhibitors due partly to the immunosuppressive conditions in the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). Now, a new immunotherapy combination …

Due to the presence of flavonoids, a daily cup of black tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life. Besides tea, flavonoids are also found in many common foods like apples, nuts, citrus fruit, berries, etc. They have many health benefits. A study of 881 elderly women …

The US FDA has stated that meat grown in a lab by UPSIDE Foods met all the major safety requirements required by the agency. Lab-grown meat is produced using a process in which animal cells taken from the tissue of an animal are placed in a tightly-controlled lab environment that …

Following its independent data monitoring committee’s recommendation to stop studies early because the drug had already proven to be effective, GSK will soon be submitting data on its new antibiotic, gepotidacin, to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval in urinary tract infections. Studies have found it to work …

Beginning around the age of 40, most adults have difficulty with near vision, and many find the need to use reading glasses. In October 2021, the US FDA granted approval for the use of Allergan’s eye drop, Vuity (pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution) 1.25%, which could eliminate the need for reading …

Made of heavier materials or layers of fabric filled with minute glass or plastic pellets, weighted blankets are heavier than normal ones and can weigh anywhere from 3 lb (1.36 kg) to more than 20 lb (9.07 kg). The pressure applied evenly throughout the body (deep pressure stimulation) can have …

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded to Svante Pääbo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins (the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species, and all our immediate ancestors) and human evolution, as per the decision of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska …

With over 800 sperm donors listed on its website as of August 2022, and offering delivery to over 100 countries, Denmark’s Cryos International is the largest sperm and egg bank in the world. Its establishment originated from an unusual dream its founder Olas Schou had back in 1981, which drove …

“Why are men’s testosterone levels decreasing?” This was the stark headline in an online site in 2021. It was followed by the statement, “Testosterone levels are decreasing in men on a global scale. Whilst there are often lifestyle factors that impact both testosterone levels and sperm health, research shows that …

A research to be presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Stockholm from September 19-23, 2022, states that weekly injections of semaglutide (a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist) more than halved the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and induced weight loss of …