50 years ago, did NASA’s Viking landers destroy the Martian life they were searching for?
Nearly half a century after NASA’s Viking landers touched Mars, one question shadows their experiments: Did they miss…
Natural sights and sounds associated with positive effects on mental health
A new study finds the sounds and sights of nature are associated with significant positive effects on mental…
New blood test improves colorectal cancer recurrence risk prediction
A single preoperative blood sample may help improve the prediction of recurrence or metastasis in patients with colorectal…
UVA researcher wins federal grant to develop tools for studying rare circulating cells
A University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty researcher earned a major new federal grant…
Early electroacupuncture intervention protects pancreatic function in prediabetes
Prediabetes refers to a metabolic state in which blood glucose is higher than normal but has not yet…
Wistar scientists develop new bispecific T cell engager to target ovarian cancer
Wistar scientists have developed a new type of bispecific T cell engager, or BTE, that is effective against…
Salk neuroscientists identify traveling brain waves as a computational engine
Your brain has something surprising in common with the ocean: waves! Electrical activity washes over the brain’s surface,…
Experts urge focus on prevention to tackle global heart failure
Heart failure already affects more than 60 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of…
Mystery solved over who will replace Karl on Today
OPINION Put down the crystal balls, ditch the tarot, no need to keep scrying: Who will take over…
Eat these nine easy food pairings to boost heart health, slow ageing
It’s not just the foods you eat that matter but what you eat them with. Food synergy is…
Prenatal use of certain medications can harm developing fetal brain
A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores and describes…
Frequent TV watching may harm long-term brain health
“Turn off that TV, it’ll rot your brain!” has been a household refrain for decades. While “rot” might…