Research Articles

Peer-reviewed research from PubMed with AI-generated plain-English summaries.

Novel CRISPR-Cas9 approach achieves durable remission in treatment-resistant B-cell lymphoma
Lung Cancer Nature Medicine • PMID SEED001
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Researchers used CRISPR gene editing to modify patient immune cells, achieving long-term remission in patients who had failed standard chemotherapy. Nine of eighteen patients remained cancer-free at t…

Lecanemab disease-progression effects sustain at 36 months in early-symptomatic Alzheimer's cohort
Alzheimer's Disease New England Journal of Medicine • PMID SEED008
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Three-year extension data on lecanemab show that the disease-progression-slowing effect seen at 18 months persists out to 36 months, with no new safety signals beyond ARIA rates already documented.…

Gut microbiome composition predicts response to checkpoint immunotherapy in metastatic melanoma
Lung Cancer Cell • PMID SEED002
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A study of over 260 melanoma patients found that the mix of bacteria in the gut strongly predicts whether immune checkpoint therapy will work, opening the door to microbiome-based treatments to improv…

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals heterogeneity in Alzheimer's disease microglia across brain regions
Alzheimer's Disease Science • PMID SEED003
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By analyzing nearly 100,000 individual brain immune cells, scientists identified twelve distinct subtypes of microglia that behave differently in different brain regions, providing new targets for Alz…

GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce cardiovascular event risk independent of weight loss in type 2 diabetes
Coronary Artery Disease New England Journal of Medicine • PMID SEED004
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New analysis of a major diabetes drug trial shows that semaglutide protects the heart through mechanisms beyond just weight loss, suggesting the drug has direct cardiovascular benefits that could appl…

mRNA vaccine platform demonstrates 87% efficacy against H5N1 avian influenza in phase II trial
Lung Cancer The Lancet • PMID SEED005
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Using the same mRNA technology developed for COVID-19 vaccines, researchers achieved 87% protection against bird flu in a clinical trial, with results suggesting the platform could be rapidly adapted …

Multi-omics integration identifies three molecular subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer with divergent immunotherapy r…
Lung Cancer Nature Cancer • PMID SEED010
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A computational integration of three omics layers across nearly 3,000 NSCLC tumours identifies three molecular subtypes that predict checkpoint-immunotherapy response better than current PD-L1 express…

Liquid biopsy ctDNA analysis detects pancreatic adenocarcinoma at stage I with 91% sensitivity
Lung Cancer Nature Biotechnology • PMID SEED006
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A blood test that detects fragments of tumor DNA achieved 91% accuracy in identifying early-stage pancreatic cancer, which is notoriously difficult to catch before it spreads and has a five-year survi…

Intermittent fasting alters circadian gene expression in hepatocytes independently of caloric restriction
Coronary Artery Disease Cell Metabolism • PMID SEED007
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Scientists showed that the timing of meals — not just how much is eaten — reprograms metabolic gene activity in liver cells, providing a molecular explanation for why intermittent fasting may have hea…

Long-term outcomes of meniscal-sparing vs meniscectomy approaches in ACL reconstruction: a systematic review with meta-a…
Knee Ligament Injury (ACL Tear) American Journal of Sports Medicine • PMID SEED009
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A meta-analysis of nearly 40 long-term studies finds that preserving meniscus tissue during ACL reconstruction substantially reduces the risk of osteoarthritis at 10+ years, even when the meniscal rep…