Using machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment of the aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The results from experimental trials showed slowing of tumour growth and higher survival rates. 

A research paper by scientists at Tsinghua University presented an intelligent safety decision-making algorithm with passenger’risk assessment by analyzing passenger physiological states online using fNIRS.

The research paper, published on May 13, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, proposes a new framework aimed at dynamically adjusting vehicle behavior based on physiological signals such as passengers’emotional states and attention concentration, optimizing the vehicle’s response in complex traffic environments.

Findings connect Fusobacterium nucleatum with multiple sclerosis disease severity

Diabetic kidney disease is a leading cause of kidney failure worldwide, yet current treatments often slow progression sustained improvement in kidney function being uncommon.

Understanding how cells decide their fate is a central challenge in biology, complicated by the fact that single-cell RNA sequencing captures only static snapshots of highly complex and dynamic changes in cell state. In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed a computational method, called ddHodge, that can accurately reconstruct cell state dynamics, shedding light on how genes drive cell fate decisions. Their technique could be useful in developmental biology, regenerative medicine, and cancer research.

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London in London, UK have developed a technology that integrates heart-imaging data with information from biological databases to uncover new genes and drugs linked to heart disease. The tool, called CardioKG, is explored in a paper published today in Nature Cardiovascular Research and could accelerate the discovery of new drugs for treating heart conditions.

A new international study led by the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University finds: melanoma cancer cells paralyze immune cells by secreting extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are tiny, bubble-shaped containers secreted from a given cell. The research team believes that this discovery has far-reaching implications for possible treatments for the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health toward the end of life. Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) are working to understand how ageing itself can be modified to prevent age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease.