medicine – Sivu 2

2025-08-05 @ 17.04.35 ∈ In English

Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this?

Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.

2025-07-08 @ 15.20.53 ∈ In English

Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

Moderna hailed the results, but the shot’s future under RFK Jr. is murky.

2025-07-03 @ 21.03.42 ∈ In English

The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

In the 1980s, many thought tuberculosis was on the path to elimination. In reality, more were dying from the disease than ever.

2025-06-10 @ 19.45.07 ∈ In English

“Game-changer” celiac test detects disease without triggering symptoms

[Scientists have developed a landmark blood test] that can identify gluten-specific immune cells, or T cells, even when they're not actively fighting inflammation. […] This new test can also identify asymptomatic celiac disease, which current diagnostic methods miss.

2025-06-09 @ 19.21.15 ∈ In English

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.

2025-04-04 @ 10.37.26 ∈ In English

A new drug makes your blood toxic to mosquitoes – DW – 03/28/2025

Nitisinone is used to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, which is a disease where people have too much tyrosine in their blood. Lab tests found that […] the presence of the drug prevents the insect from being able to digest the human "blood meal" — 24 hours later, the insect dies.

2024-12-06 @ 8.17.17 ∈ Suomeksi

Jopa puolet suolistosyövistä johtuu bakteeritartunnasta – tuore tutkimus antaa toivoa myös rokotteesta syöpään

Tuore tutkimus paljastaa merkittävän yhteyden kolibakteerien ja paksusuoli- sekä virtsatiesyöpien välillä. Länsimaissa syöpää aiheuttavat bakteerit kiertävät ihmiseltä toiselle.

2024-10-15 @ 12.09.06 ∈ Suomeksi

Pieniä lapsia aletaan rokottaa RS-viruksen varalta Lapissa

Rokotteen saavat alle kolmen kuukauden ikäiset vauvat ja alle vuoden ikäiset riskiryhmiin kuuluvat lapset. Tavoitteena on estää vakavia RS-virusinfektioita ja sairaalahoitoja. Nirsevimabi on pitkävaikutteinen vasta-aine, joka suojaa lapsia RS-virukselta koko talven ajan. Valmisteen ottaminen on vapaaehtoista ja maksutonta.

2024-10-08 @ 11.19.00 ∈ In English

Bias found when drug manufacturers fund clinical trials

Psychiatric drugs are reported to be about 50% more effective in clinical trials funded by the drug’s manufacturer than when trials of the same drug are sponsored by other groups, new research shows. […] "The addition of unpublished trials reduces the effect of sponsorship, and most of the sponsorship effect can be explained by publication bias," [says the author.]

2024-09-28 @ 16.31.56 ∈ In English

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Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus

You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.