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Researchers have discovered a potential way to disrupt the repair mechanism that cancer cells use after treatment, hindering their ability to regenerate.

According to a preliminary study, children and teens with Tourette syndrome who are treated with an experimental drug called ecopipam may have improved scores on tests of tic severity three months later.

A new platform has been designed to deliver a universal influenza vaccine candidate to immune cells and the results in mice are suggesting that the immunization effectively protects against multiple flu strains.

University of Liverpool scientists have taken a significant step towards unlocking the medical potential of a new class of potent antibiotic capable of killing "superbugs" including MRSA without detectable resistance.

Reducing the levels of a specific microRNA in islet cells can increase insulin secretion, providing a new drug target for type 2 diabetes.

In a pre-clinical study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team at the University of Pennsylvania abbreviated the manufacture of CAR T cells and generated functional cells with enhanced anti-tumor potency in just 24 hours.

The treatment of ADHD is surrounded by degrees of controversy, but a review of animal studies has indicated that prescribing caffeine could help increase attention and retention capacity in adults with ADHD.

New research suggests that the drug sargramostim, currently being trialed in Alzheimer’s patients, may also improve cognitive function in people with Down syndrome.

One in three patients with a severe skin disease were able to regrow hair after being treated with a common arthritis drug in a Phase 3 study.

According to research, in the future, there may be a way to enhance diabetes treatment by attaching insulin to a specially designed nanomaterial.