Plan to End Diagnostic Odysseys for Women Gets $20 Billion to Cut Through Medical Missteps
A $20 billion, 10-year plan aims to close the women's health research gap, ending the 'diagnostic odyssey' for female patients.
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Glucosamine Linked to Faster Alzheimer’s Progression in Large Health-Record Analysis
UF researchers find glucosamine linked to faster Alzheimer's progression, raising questions about the popular joint supplement.
Study Suggests A Rare Autism-Linked Genetic Disorder May Be Common Enough To Miss
A rare autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than thought, with thousands of cases undiagnosed.
Leukemia Drug’s 70-Year Mystery: NUDT5 Protects Cells Through a Non-Enzymatic Role
Scientists discover a protein that controls a 70-year-old leukemia drug's effects without using its usual enzymatic power.
Injectable particles restore light response to retinas damaged by disease
Tiny light particles injected into the eye may restore sight by acting as stand-in light receptors for blind retinas.
Stem cells regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue and restore limb movement in mice
A tale of stem cells that, transplanted into a mouse's injured brain, restore motion and mend the very vessel that shields the mind.
Mice with human brain cells created to study neurodegenerative disease
Mice bred with human brain cells could model neurodegenerative disease — ethicists question where the tech leads.
‘America’s Nobel’ Prizes Honor Sleep and Hemophilia Researchers, and Michael J. Fox for Parkinson’s Advocacy
2026 Lasker Awards honor sleep and hemophilia researchers, plus Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's advocacy. Each winner receives $250,000.
Leipzig Team Finds a Compound That Turns On a Bone-Strengthening Receptor in Mice
German scientists found a receptor, GPR133, that strengthens bones and muscle in mice — a possible new path to treating osteoporosis.