Health

Brain implant lets cancer patients try 20 different drugs at a time
A microdevice that injects up to 20 drugs into gliomas at once could help doctors quickly identify the best treatment for cancer patients.
Molecule reduces inflammation in Alzheimer’s models
A potential new Alzheimer’s drug represses the harmful inflammatory response of the brain’s immune cells, improving cognition in tests.
Tooth decay: Mouthwash turns your teeth blue when it’s time to go to the dentist
A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.
Extreme treatment for alcoholism slashes drinking by 90% in monkeys
Mental illnesses affect brain structure, but in surprisingly different ways
Replacing the immune system can boost cancer survival
Brain stimulation helps people with Parkinson’s walk
Too much body fat isn’t the problem — malfunctioning body fat is
Vaccine for common virus could prevent MS
This unique human brain structure may have given us speech
Existing heart drug may boost treatment for skin cancer
Scientists make pain relievers like Tylenol from pine trees rather than fossil fuels
Weight-loss drug cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by 20% in large trial