Mars moon Deimos may be hiding ancient craters beneath 120 meters of debris
A single asteroid impact may explain both Deimos’ huge south-polar depression and the thick blanket of debris covering…
FDA clears innovative blood test for earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology…
Australian researchers uncover a promising new way to tackle triple-negative breast cancer
Australian researchers have uncovered a promising new way to tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast…
Blood protein biomarkers predict future disability risk in very old adults
Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging populations, but maintaining independence into very old age remains a growing…
Only three of 1,357 FDA-cleared AI devices tested patient outcomes
Hundreds of AI tools are entering clinical care, but researchers traced how quickly the evidence thins out when…
Scientists identify molecule driving one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer
Australian researchers have uncovered a promising new way to tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast…
Do wind turbines make droughts worse? A new study says they do not
Can wind turbines exacerbate a drought, or strip moisture from Australia’s arid soils? This idea has circulated among…
Physical activity paradox: Not all exercise is beneficial, as a new dementia study reiterates
The benefits of physical activity are well known, from improved mood and sleep to better brain health and…
Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and…
New sweating discovery reveals hidden limits of body cooling
The purpose of perspiration was a mystery in 1775, when English physician Charles Brian Blagden and a few…
A 1-megaton nuclear blast could prevent 97% of a city-killer asteroid from hitting Earth
A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object breaking…
Amylyx endocrine drug succeeds in pivotal study
This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe.…