How Stress Could Make Cancer Spread
New research in mice may pinpoint how chronic stress can fuel the spread of cancer. The study found evidence that stress can induce changes to certain immune cells that inadvertently…
5 Real Medical Treatments That Sound Like Sci-Fi
An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.Photo: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons The idea of using electricity to treat mental illness has understandably come with some…
Stem Cell Clinics Are Selling Shady, Unproven Treatments for Long Covid
Shady stem cell clinics are still peddling false hope to people dealing with covid-19, new research this week suggests. The study found dozens of clinics selling stem cell treatments for…
Henrietta Lacks Family Reaches Settlement With Biotech Company Over Her ‘Immortal’ Cells
The family of Henrietta Lacks—whose cancer cells have played a vital role in modern medicine for decades—has reached a legal settlement with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific over the…