The latest results from a team developing treatments for peanut allergies have reaffirmed promising earlier findings, and also teased out new insights around the long-term treatment outcomes and how side effects might be kept to a minimum.

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A new player has entered the hair loss scene promising a new form of treatment that takes a more efficient approach to regenerating lost follicles, by skipping a common step in the production of induced hair stem cells.

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In the event of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), chemical changes take place that can act as precursors for secondary damage, and scientists at Ohio State University have demonstrated a new monitoring device that can pick up these warning signs.

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Scientists have now identified a cellular pathway that can contribute to the death of insulin-producing cells. They found that blocking it in mice and human cells keeps the beta cells alive for longer, delaying or preventing the onset of diabetes.

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A massive international study designed to unearth new knowledge around the causes of migraines has turned up some interesting new insights, with the authors effectively tripling the number of known genetic risk factors for the condition.

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Immunotherapy is a promising new form of cancer treatment, but the supercharged immune cells it employs can become exhausted in the fight. Researchers in Japan have found a way to keep them going for longer, by rejuvenating them with stem cells.

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A study from scientists at MIT has demonstrated a way to deliver mRNA directly to the digestive tract using a novel capsule. The researchers indicate this oral delivery system could be a unique way to administer mRNA therapies directly to the stomach.

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Scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found that chemicals in plastic could be helping drive rising rates of obesity around the world, by entering the human body and interfering with our metabolism.

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A new understanding of the way the body teaches immune cells to fight off threats has raised hopes of advanced treatments for autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis, along with other diseases such as cancer.

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have been developing artificial pancreas technology to help manage diabetes for more than a decade and have now reported "life-changing" results from trials in young children.

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