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A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, particularly in developing nations where access to health care can be limited, a recent study suggests.

This study underscores the importance of sharing risks with patients considering lung cancer screening.

A method for fooling breast cancer cells into fat cells has been discovered by researchers from the University of Basel.

Researchers have found a new role for a protein discovered in the lab for preventing the growth and spread of breast cancer.

Researchers have found a novel, previously unreported pathogenic entity that is a fundamental link between chronic inflammation and tissue destruction in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Details of a new therapy for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis have been revealed, using mesenchymal cells from umbilical cord stroma.

In a trial of one of the main class of prescription sleeping pills, half the participants slept through a fire alarm as loud as someone vacuuming next to their bed. But a newer alternative preserves the ability to wake in response to danger signals, according to a new research.

A new potential immunotherapy target has been identified for pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint blockade drugs effective against a variety of other cancers.

Researchers have successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain. The team demonstrated an approach that automatically estimates parameters of the brain using data collected from fMRI, enabling neuroscientists to infer the cellular properties of different brain regions without probing the brain using surgical means.

A microfluidic liver-on-chip system which enables real-time measurement of cholesterol has been developed to study the effects of potentially cholesterol-lowering drugs in real time.