Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…
The missing pieces of menopause science
When Rachel Pope started studying the menopause transition a decade ago, she hadn’t lived it herself. So, she…
Dietary restriction in aging and longevity
Weindruch, R. & Walford, R. L. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on…
Do obesity drugs treat addiction? Huge study hints at their promise
Injections that reduce weight and treat diabetes could also cut the risk of dying from substance-use disorders.Credit: Jill…
Cancer blood tests are everywhere. Do they really work?
A man in a car looks down at his phone. “No cancer signal detected,” says a message on…
The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next?
Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of…
New Research Suggests Mammograms Could Offer Heart Health Insight
4 min readRecent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict…
Are obesity drugs causing a severe complication? What the science says
The condition called pancreatitis causes inflammation of the pancreatic tissue (pictured). Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library The potent…
Blood test holds promise for predicting when Alzheimer’s symptoms will start
Abnormal tau proteins can form tangled fibres that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s (slice at…
A scoping review of silent trials for medical artificial intelligence
Chen, J. H. & Asch, S. M. Machine learning and prediction in medicine—beyond the peak of inflated expectations.…
Is smart clothing the future of health tracking? Research shows it outperforms current wearables
Most health and fitness trackers take the form of a strap around the wrist or the body. But…
Measles is raging worldwide: are you at risk?
Some babies receive an early vaccination against measles during outbreaks of the disease. Credit: Annie Rice/Reuters Measles has…