Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease of the dead. Clinical features suggestive of the ...

Chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin and etoposide work by snapping a cancer cell’s DNA in two. The breaks are supposed to be ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

Woman lying on a platform in front of a device that will provide radiotherapy treatment. Radiotherapy can cause serious damage to the intestines, which is why new protective approaches are needed.

How Does Multiple Myeloma Impact the Kidneys? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of immune cell found in bone marrow. Healthy plasma cells make proteins called antibodies to fight ...

Scientists have discovered that transplanted stem cell-derived brain cells may do far more than simply survive after a stroke ...

The scientists studied brain organoids derived from patients suffering from a newly discovered genetic disease. These organoids had a more disorganized structure and fewer properly patterned ...

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, have made an important discovery that could change how doctors ...

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Scientists at the University of Zurich and the University of Southern California say stem cell-derived brain cells may help repair damage caused by stroke and improve recovery after severe brain ...