Discovery offers hope for reducing immune-related heart risks in cancer patients
For many people diagnosed with cancer, treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has dramatically extended lives. Some of these treatments, such…
Cannabis use in adolescence associated with higher rates of psychiatric disorders
Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young adulthood,…
Exercise pills could offer new hope for depression treatment
We all know the feeling: the mental clarity that comes after a good run or a heavy workout.…
Genome sequencing data reveals new insights into Epstein-Barr virus immunity
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls…
Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunted large whales 5,000 years ago
The first clue sits in a museum drawer, not on a windswept Arctic shore. It is a whale…
How are midsize firms reacting to tariffs?
Bernard, Andrew B, J Bradford Jensen, Stephen J Redding, and Peter K Schott. 2007. “Firms in international trade.”…
AI breakthrough could dramatically lower the cost of drug development
Three-letter DNA “words” can decide whether a yeast cell cranks out a medicine efficiently or sputters along. The…
Polyploidy-induced senescence may influence aging and cancer risk
A new editorial was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 8, 2026, titled “Polyploidy-induced senescence: Linking development, differentiation, repair,…
New global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surface
Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy…
Why triceratops and other horned dinosaurs evolved such massive noses
The skull of Triceratops looks almost exaggerated, as if someone enlarged the front half without adjusting the rest.…
Scientists uncover nanoplastics in brain tissue and question their role in neurological disease
Scientists are detecting nanoplastics in human brain tissue and exploring how these particles may influence the risk of…
Scientists reveal why gravity is weaker beneath Antarctica than elsewhere on Earth
Gravity feels steady. You drop a set of keys, and they fall the same way every time. That…