New AI blood test can help detect several brain diseases at once
Memory loss can point in more than one direction. A patient may seem to fit Alzheimer’s disease, only…
Bite mechanics of ancient marine predators yields surprising results
The Western Interior Seaway, which existed roughly 80 million years ago, split North America into North and South.…
Scientists make ytterbium atomic clock that could detect dark matter
Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits…
Organ-on-chip model advances study of sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual’s health but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide.…
Arnhem Land rock art raises questions about Tasmanian tigers living on mainland
Rock art paintings depicting Tasmanian tigers and Tasmanian devils in the Northern Territory have prompted researchers to question…
Light can travel for billions of years yet experience no time
A photon emitted from a star a billion light-years away arrives at a telescope having experienced no time…
Study identifies a common hidden genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder in children
A major genetic study has uncovered a surprisingly common recessive cause of neurodevelopmental disorder, revealing how hidden changes…
Smartphone app HabitWorks improves anxiety and depression symptoms
In an effort to increase access to evidence-based interventions to help manage anxiety and depression, Mass General Brigham…
New smart drugs precisely target and kill cancer cells
Cancer treatment has long been haunted by the same problem: how do you strike dangerous cells without hitting…
Sleep apnea raises risk of cardiovascular events and death
New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May)…
Planetary scientists reveal where Earth’s water and building blocks came from
For years, planetary scientists have argued that some of the material that built Earth must have drifted in…
Tumor microenvironment drives resistance to ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer
Tumors driven by cancer-driving KRAS mutations are often susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that can…