“You broke my heart.” It is a phrase we often use to describe deep sadness or emotional pain. But can the heart actually be “broken” by severe emotional distress?
Surprisingly, there is a scientific basis behind the expression. A real medical condition known as broken heart syndrome, or Takotsubo syndrome, can cause
The School of Continuing Education at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is launching the Career Path Accelerator, an innovative educational model that enables professionals to earn competency-based professional certificates within weeks rather than enrolling in lengthy, fixed-track programs. Learners can progressively stack these
Chinese researchers have developed an innovative intratumoral vaccine molecule that prevents cancer cells from suppressing immune function while redirecting the body’s pre-existing immune memory to attack tumours, offering a novel approach to cancer treatment.
Scientists from Shenzhen Bay Laboratory and Peking University reported the
An Alzheimer’s drug deemed too costly for the National Health Service (NHS) can slow progression of dementia by up to eight years, researchers have claimed.
Medicines assessor NICE ruled in June that the benefits of two breakthrough therapies were too modest to justify the price, after trials showed they could delay progression from
A Global Challenge in Numbers
The progress made in cell therapies to treat the most severe cases of diabetes marks a significant scientific milestone. However, it is important to recognize that while a few thousand transplantation of insulin-producing cells can be life-saving for individual patients, such interventions will have limited
