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#medical-research

China increased its investment in science by more than 3,800% between 1996 and 2023, says Bilal Demirel, who studies science and innovation at the Rathenau Institute in The Hague, the Netherlands, and is now coming close to matching what the United States spends. With China currently increasing its annual R&D budget by 7% - while US funding looks set to fall under President Donald Trump - there is every chance China will lead on research investment in the coming years.

They hoped to make tomorrow's medicines. Then came Trump. This is Camila. She's trying to figure out how cancer spreads across the body. David here is trying to cure H.I.V. And Rachael, she's trying to find new treatments for childhood brain cancer. Or at least they were. The Trump administration has so far terminated more than $1 billion in grants for the National Institutes of Health. It has fired over 1,300 employees. 1,700 canceled awards.

The Danish study analyzed nationwide registry data for over 1.2 million children and found no evidence that aluminum in vaccines increases health risks.

Progeria, which derives from the Greek for "early old age," was first described in the late nineteenth century and afflicts fewer than one in every four million babies.

This funding was more than just a financial award-it was a crucial investment in understanding and eventually treating a devastating disease. Advancing research in FD/MAS benefits those living with this rare disease and holds great potential for broader medical applications.

"There are groups of editors conspiring to publish low quality articles, at scale, escaping traditional peer review processes," said the study's lead author Reece Richardson, a social scientist at Northwestern University, US.

Recent research indicates that men are more than twice as likely to die from takotsubo cardiomyopathy, despite being diagnosed less frequently than women.

Researchers have discovered that gut bacteria produce a molecule that not only induces but also causes atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the arteries.

"Doctors saw 'vegetation' on both his aortic valve and mitral valve. Vegetations are clumps or masses that often build up from an infection, generally containing a bundle of proteins, platelets, and infecting germs stuck together."

Iran has made significant contributions to medical science, from early descriptions of cancer metastasis by Ibn Sina to advancements in modern stem-cell research and nanotechnology.

The Synthetic Human Genome project aims to build human genetic material from scratch over the next five years to advance medical therapies by understanding DNA better.

Many medical breakthroughs, whose benefits are easy for anyone to grasp, begin with scientists asking questions that are difficult for most people to understand.

Chronic migraine is not just a headache; it severely impacts daily life, causing emotional strain and affecting family dynamics. Early intervention is critical.

The key insight of the ongoing research is that fragments of DNA in blood can potentially reveal the presence of malignancies before they advance to a critical stage.

VA physicians and scientists are now required to obtain approval from political appointees before speaking publicly or publishing, limiting transparency and academic freedom.

Exosomes, tiny extracellular vesicles crucial for cell communication, have surged in popularity in skincare despite their controversial application in medical research.

Recent research indicates that while powerful cell therapies for cancer effectively activate immune responses, they may inadvertently cause damage to the brain, raising concerns about their overall safety.

Maimonides Medical Center celebrates research advancements with 93 abstracts showcased, recognizing winners in various categories during the 9th Annual Evening of Research event.

When I was first starting out as a new research fellow in the field of mineral metabolism, I read many seminal papers that were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which is the leading journal of the American Society of Investigation.

Dr. Eric Rubin, editor in chief of N.E.J.M., described the recent inquiries from U.S. attorney Edward Martin Jr. as vaguely threatening, reflecting fears of political bias in scientific publication.

The idea is to place these neuron progenitors right where you need them to connect with other neurons in the brain, says Dr. Viviane Tabar.