Calculating better tuberculosis treatments
Denise Kirschner developed an equation-based lung model of a fatal but forgotten infectious disease, revealing an unexpected role for math in drug discovery.
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Drops and drugs for diabetic vison loss
Eye injections are the only way to treat diabetic retinopathy, but many refuse to get them. Now, eye drops and pills are on their way.
The ticking clock of metabolic disease
Mitchell Lazar studies the transcription factors linking circadian disruption to obesity and diabetes.
Coffee may boost survival of people with prostate cancer
A new study suggests that an extra cup of joe may help people survive longer with prostate cancer if they are fast caffeine metabolizers.
A new smartphone application improves memory recall in older adults
Neuroscientists developed and tested a promising mobile app that mitigates age-related memory decline.
A spoonful of oleogel helps the medicine go down
Scientists developed a gel formulation that makes swallowing medicines easier.
Gene editing: DNA versus RNA
Researchers correcting the genetic causes of disease at the DNA or RNA level make their cases.
Tiny needles make a big impact for vaccine delivery
Microarray, or microneedle, patches could boost vaccine access in low- and middle-income countries.
A new strategy for fighting age-related disease
Drugs that target senescent cells could one day treat frailty, Alzheimer’s disease, or cancer.
Making a mess of the tidy narrative
Accuracy doesn’t only apply to isolated facts, but to the overall picture they paint.
