Endometriosis Non-Surgery Diagnosis: New Blood Test in Development
Introduction Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age, yet it can take years to diagnose. The condition, in which tissue resembling the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, often causes debilitating pain, heavy periods, an...
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Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke: New Trials Try to Regrow Brain Cells
Introduction Stroke—whether ischemic or hemorrhagic—remains a leading cause of disability, robbing survivors of speech, mobility, and independence. Traditional rehabilitation can only do so much if significant brain tissue is lost. However...
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Valley Fever Vaccine: Scientists Close to a Vaccine for a Fungal Disease
Introduction Valley fever—also known as coccidioidomycosis—is a fungal infection most prevalent in the Southwestern United States, parts of Mexico, and Central/South America. Often caused by inhaling spores of Coccidioides fungi, it can lead ...
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Artificial Intelligence Designs a New Drug: The First AI-Discovered Medication
Introduction Pharmaceutical R&D is expensive, risky, and time-consuming, sometimes taking over a decade from target identification to market approval. But artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how scientists approach this process—sho...
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Polio Drug: Experimental Antiviral to Treat Polio Infections Under Study
Introduction Polio, caused by the poliovirus, once paralyzed or killed hundreds of thousands globally. Thanks to mass vaccination, polio cases have fallen dramatically. Yet sporadic outbreaks persist, often in regions with incomplete immunization...
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