Medical Frontiers

Immunotherapy: New Hope for Uterine Cancer

New Ways to Slow Alzheimer's Disease

Better Hearing May Prevent Dementia

Gut Bacteria for Parkinson's and ADHD

GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity: Benefits and Risks

Keeping the Heartbeat Steady

A new treatment for irregular heartbeats, pulsed field ablation, or PFA, reduces patient burden and offers high success rates. We also explore a food component that may help prevent the condition.

Hope for ALS and Beyond: Nucleic Acid Therapeutics

Nucleic acid therapeutics, which target mRNA, are bringing hope for both intractable diseases such as ALS and common conditions like knee osteoarthritis. We explore the latest advances.

Goodbye, Tough Workouts: Japan's 3-Second Training

Japanese researchers have developed a science-backed strength-training method that helps maintain fitness without strain. It's a simple form of eccentric training—just five counts over three seconds.

Proton Beam Therapy for Cancer: Preserving Quality of Life

Proton beam therapy precisely targets tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. It may benefit patients with hard-to-treat cancers and children especially vulnerable to treatment side effects.

Breaking New Ground Against Melanoma

Melanoma can develop in places other than the skin. In Japan, researchers are fighting this aggressive cancer with not only the latest immunotherapy but also a new virus therapy.

Zinc: Unsung Hero of Good Health

When Lung Cancer Strikes Nonsmokers