Medicine

AI Can Now Design And Run Thousands Of Experiments Without Human Hands. We Aren't Ready For The Risk To Biosecurity.
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 17th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Traditionally, engineering new proteins required years of trial and error, since even small sequence changes can unpredictably alter shape and function.

CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It's Closing In On Solid Tumors.
Posted in Medicine, Science on 16th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Unlike blood cancers, solid tumors rarely share one universal target, making it hard for engineered immune cells to consistently find and eliminate them.

Scientists Find A Surprising New Way Stress Cascades From Brain To Body
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A newly discovered brain-gut-bone marrow highway in mice could inspire strategies to protect immunity from chronic stress.

ASCO 2026: Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough, Head And Neck Cancer ‘jab’, Treating Bladder Cancer Without Surgery, And More
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Every year, the world’s cancer researchers gather in Chicago for the biggest date in their calendar: the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

Analysis Reveals A Rise In Colorectal Cancer Among Young Adults In Germany, But Still Below US Levels
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Colorectal cancer is generally considered a disease of older adults. However, a new analysis of German cancer registries shows that the number of new colorectal cancer cases among younger adults has risen slightly over the past two decades.
