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A team has identified a neural signature that can predict whether individuals with depression are likely to benefit from the antidepressant sertraline.

Scientists from EMBL present a tool for large-scale analysis of genomic data with cloud computing. Main advantages of the new tool, called Butler, are continuous system monitoring and its ability to self-heal in case of failure, allowing for 43% more efficient data processing than previous approaches. The tool was developed for the Pan-Cancer project.

Researchers have designed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that is better able to predict how much students are learning in educational games. The improved model makes use of an AI training concept called multi-task learning, and could be used to improve both instruction and learning outcomes.

A recent study has highlighted that for men who have taken the highest recommended dose of Viagra there is a risk of persistent visual side-effects, such as light sensitivity and color vision impairment.

New research indicates that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective as multiple doses for preventing preinvasive cervical disease, which can later develop into cervical cancer.

Scientists forced lab-grown cancer cells to evolve more rapidly than usual using a molecule called APOBEC3B, which is often used by tumors to drive rapid genetic change and drug resistance. They found that these highly mutated cells could be used to create a vaccine, which boosted the effects of immunotherapy – curing mice with a variety of otherwise treatment-resistant tumors.

A commentary article published in The Lancet concludes that, based on evidence from previous outbreaks of similar types of infection such as SARS, steroids provide little benefit to patients with the coronavirus and could do more harm than good.

Rogue communication between cells can lead to leukemia, suggests a new study. This understanding could pave the way for novel treatments that can block this process.

A cancer-fighting compound called G-1, reduces fat in obese mice according to a new study.

New research from North Carolina State University shows that platelet microparticles are an effective way to deliver therapeutic drugs directly to the heart following a heart attack.