by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | Immune Response, Medical Research
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel...
by John McMillan | Sep 26, 2025 | Ethics, Medical Research
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, UMass Amherst Pharmaceutical innovation saves lives. But not every “new” drug is truly new. Patents are designed to reward breakthrough inventions by granting the inventors temporary monopoly rights to recoup the costs of research and development and...
by John McMillan | Sep 26, 2025 | Immune Response, Medical Research
Joni Wildman, University of Bath; Daniel Henk, University of Bath, and Ed Feil, University of Bath A new European health survey shows that Candidozyma auris – a dangerous drug-resistant fungus – is spreading rapidly in hospitals across the continent. Cases and...
by John McMillan | Sep 26, 2025 | Chronic Pain, Medical Research
Anna M. Zamorano, Aarhus University It’s well known that learning to play an instrument can offer benefits beyond just musical ability. Indeed, research shows it’s a great activity for the brain – it can enhance our fine motor skills,language acquisition, speech, and...
by John McMillan | Sep 26, 2025 | Ethics, Medical Research
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan Nicolas Hulscher felt his stomach drop as another professor walked past his poster without making eye contact. Standing at the University of Michigan epidemiology session, the young researcher watched faculty members deliberately...
by John McMillan | Aug 22, 2025 | Medical Research, Neuroscience
Nancy L. Weaver, Saint Louis University A friend offhandedly told me recently, “It’s so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday – there are so many new toys to take away when she’s bad!” While there is certainly an appeal to such a powerful parenting...
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