How an AI system learned to write expert-level scientific code
A new study shows how ERA combines large language models with tree search to rapidly build expert-level research…
Sleep linked to slower ageing: huge study pinpoints the right amount
Getting roughly 6–8 hours of sleep each day has been linked with a longer life — at least…
Maternal screening could help prevent deadly forms of leukemia
A deadly form of leukemia may be stopped before it ever develops by introducing targeted maternal screening in…
Impact of daylight saving time on physical activity patterns
Rep. Buchanan, V. R-F.-16. 119th Congress (2025–2026). H.R.139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/139 (2025). De Lange, M.…
Study highlights gaps in opioid use disorder care during pregnancy
Opioid use disorder during pregnancy remains a critical yet under-addressed public health issue in the U.S., according to…
Economic burden of falls for 190 countries and territories from 2020 to 2050 based on health-augmented macroeconomic modelling
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators. Global age–sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and…
Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
BMI increases in early childhood may reflect muscle growth, not fat
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Nutrition,…
Why early-onset cancers are rising and how researchers plan to stop them
Early-onset cancers are reshaping the cancer landscape, and this Cell Perspective lays out how researchers could uncover hidden…
Never married adults face higher risk of developing cancer
Adults who have never been married face a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than those who have…
Implementing whole genome and transcriptome sequencing for cancer patients in routine healthcare: a comprehensive guide to costing
Kazdal D, Endris V, Allgauer M, Kriegsmann M, Leichsenring J, Volckmar AL, et al. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity…
Association of periodontitis with reduced kidney function and albuminuria in early chronic kidney disease: a population-based study
Eke, P. I., Dye, B. A., Wei, L., Thornton-Evans, G. O. & Genco, R. J. & Cdc Periodontal…