Sexual dysfunction is a reality for many women, but the subject remains taboo. A large percentage of women remain untreated, a problem that is exacerbated by the shortage of treatment options for female sexual dysfunction. A research team from GAIA in Hamburg, in cooperation with the Institute for Sexual, Psycho- and Trauma Therapy in Munich, the University of Lübeck, and the Medical School Hamburg, has now investigated the digital therapy “mylovia” The results of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) were published today in the peer-reviewed journal npj Digital Medicine and show a statistically significant and clinically relevant effect of mylovia. 

Wistar Institute scientists have developed an HIV vaccine candidate that achieves something never before observed in the field: inducing neutralizing antibodies against HIV after a single immunization in nonhuman primates.

A novel water-based gel, also known as a hydrogel, not only fights bacteria but also calms inflammation, thereby actively supporting wound healing.

The material functions like a net, catching bacteria and then killing them when triggered by a light pulse.

The gel has proven highly effective against the antibiotic-resistant MRSA bacteria in animal models while also accelerating wound healing.

Researchers in China validated the updated SOFA-2 score specifically in sepsis using data from a multicenter randomized trial. In more than 1000 ICU patients with sepsis, SOFA-2 produced score patterns closely matching the original SOFA and showed similar ability to distinguish ICU survivors from non-survivors. Machine-learning models that added five immune-related blood markers did not meaningfully improve prediction, underscoring the complexity of immune dysfunction in sepsis.

As concerns rise about the effects of tiny plastic particles on human health, Flinders University researchers have led new research on whether nanoplastics can accumulate or cause damage in kidneys – our body’s major blood filtering system.

Their study, published in high-ranking international journal Cell Biology and Toxicology, calls for more investigations into the long-term risks, warning that high nanoplastics (NPs) particle ‘burden’ could seriously compromise kidney cell health and function.  

A major step towards simpler drug development has been taken at the University of Gothenburg. In a new study, researchers have developed stable boron-fluorine compounds that make it possible to increase the effect or reduce side effects without breaking down the medicine.