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This common skin disease can turn into joint pain

Psoriasis is a long-term skin condition that affects millions of people around the world. It often shows up as red, itchy patches covered with...

How ‘normal’ test results may predict future kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem around the world, yet it often develops silently. Many people do not feel unwell in the...

Health coaching may improve surgery recovery

Patients often stress and worry about an upcoming surgery. But stress can lessen your body’s ability to heal. It can increase inflammation—the swelling or...

AI can read and diagnose brain scans in seconds

Medical imaging plays a critical role in diagnosing diseases of the brain, but reading and interpreting brain scans is a complex and time‑consuming task. Today,...

Lego-like smart material lets robots change stiffness like living tissue

Robots are usually built from materials with fixed properties. Once a robot is assembled, its stiffness, flexibility and movement patterns are largely locked in. Engineers at...

Batteries made from “rust” could be cleaner, cheaper, and surprisingly powerful

Lithium-ion batteries power everything from smartphones to electric cars, but they rely on materials that raise environmental and ethical concerns. Metals like nickel and cobalt...

MIT engineers turn recycled plastic bottles into strong 3D-printed home frames

The plastic bottle you toss into the recycling bin today might one day help hold up the floor of a house. Engineers at MIT are...

A strange Martian dust storm offers new clues to how Mars lost its water

Mars today is a cold, dry desert, but its surface tells a very different story. Ancient river channels, lake basins, and minerals formed in water...

New tech helps remove harmful proteins linked to dementia and cancer

Many serious diseases are caused not by viruses or bacteria, but by proteins inside the body that stop working properly. Proteins are essential molecules...

This diabetes drug can prevent heart attacks in people without diabetes

A new study shows that semaglutide—the main ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy—can help prevent serious heart problems in some people without diabetes. But the drug...

How a single injection could heal the gut and ease depression

Depression and digestive problems may seem like two very different health issues, but scientists are increasingly discovering that they are closely connected. Many people with...

New blood test can detect Parkinson’s before brain damage begins

Parkinson’s disease is one of the fastest-growing neurological conditions in the world, yet it is usually diagnosed far too late. By the time most people...

His heart stopped on a Florida island. An ER doctor, nurse and Navy veteran...

Bruce and Tiffany Brown decided to get away for a few days late last June. They drove three hours from their home near Tampa,...

Why kidney disease can make your skin itchy

When people think about kidney disease, they often picture problems with urine, swelling, or fatigue. Skin problems are not usually the first thing that...

Scientists find why colon cancer is rising in young adults

In recent years, doctors around the world have noticed a worrying change in cancer trends. More people under the age of 50 are being...

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NASA rover finds 3.5-billion-year-old Martian shoreline in Jezero crater

Scientists exploring Mars have uncovered strong new evidence that the Red Planet once had wave-washed beaches and long-lasting water activity, making it an even...

Baby dinosaurs were a key food source for Jurassic predators, study finds

A new study suggests that the babies of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth were once a crucial food source for meat-eating...

Ancient DNA solves a 12,000-year-old medical mystery

Scientists have uncovered the oldest known genetic diagnosis of a rare inherited disease, thanks to advances in ancient DNA research. By analyzing the DNA of...

A simple carbon coating could transform sodium-ion batteries forever

Sodium-ion batteries are attracting growing attention as a greener and more affordable alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries. Sodium is abundant, widely available, and cheaper than...

Your smartphones could become lifesaving radiation detectors in emergencies

After a nuclear or radiological accident, knowing who has been exposed to radiation—and how much—can save lives. But traditional ways of measuring radiation dose usually...