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New mRNA Vaccine Could Lower Skin Cancer Death Risk

Scientists have reported promising long-term results from a study that combines a personalized mRNA vaccine with a leading immunotherapy drug to help stop melanoma...

New Way to Control Dangerous Artery Plaques in Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's biggest killer, responsible for millions of deaths every year. Most heart attacks and strokes can be traced back to...

Compound in Beans and Nuts May Help Heal Leaky Gut

A growing number of scientists believe that many health problems may begin in the gut. The digestive tract is home to trillions of microbes...

Weight-Loss Drugs May Help People Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery

Researchers are discovering that a group of popular medications originally developed for diabetes may offer benefits that go far beyond blood sugar control and...

AI Blood Test May Predict Vision Loss in Diabetes Years Before Symptoms

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health challenges in the world. More than half a billion people are currently living with the disease, and...

Why So Many People Quit Blood Pressure Medicine—and Which Drugs Cause the Fewest Problems

Millions of people around the world take medication every day to control high blood pressure. These treatments can dramatically lower the risk of heart attacks,...

A New Blood Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Earlier and More Easily

For many families, Alzheimer’s disease begins with small changes that are easy to overlook. A person may forget appointments, struggle to find the right words,...

Heavy Drinking May Damage the Gut, Liver, Muscles and Metabolism All at Once

When people think about the health effects of alcohol, the liver usually comes to mind first. Doctors have long warned that heavy drinking can...

Popular Diabetes Drug May Increase Risk of Serious Heart Problems

Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of heart disease, kidney disease, vision loss, and other...

Could a Common Drug Help Treat Vascular Dementia?

Vascular dementia is one of the most common types of dementia and happens when reduced blood flow damages parts of the brain. Unlike Alzheimer’s disease,...

Can Coffee Harm People with Very High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. It is often called the “silent killer” because many people...

Low Vitamin D May Make Inflammatory Bowel Disease Worse

Inflammatory bowel disease, often called IBD, is a long-term condition that causes inflammation in the digestive system. The two main forms of the disease are...

Which Add-On Treatments Keep Blood Sugar Under Control Longer

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common long-term health conditions in the world. It affects hundreds of millions of people and occurs when...

Three Simple Daily Habits Could Protect Your Heart and Lower Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. Doctors often call it a “silent...

These Early Stroke Warning Signs Could Save Your Life

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. This can occur when a blood...

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How Giant Galaxies Burned Bright and Died Young In the Early Universe

One of the biggest mysteries in astronomy is why some of the largest galaxies in the early universe stopped making stars surprisingly early in...

Red Dwarf Stars Caught Devouring Earth-Like Planets

Astronomers have discovered some of the clearest evidence yet that stars can consume their own planets. In a new study published in the journal Monthly...

Something just passed between us and a distant star

On the night of 18 December 2019, a star in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, briefly got brighter. Not dramatically nor explosively, just...

Scientists Create Safer Solid-State Battery With 400 Times Longer Cycling Performance

Modern life depends heavily on batteries. From smartphones and laptops to electric cars, rechargeable batteries quietly power much of the technology people use every...

Strange Two-Legged “Crocodile Cousin” Shows How Weird Life Was Before Dinosaurs Ruled Earth

Long before dinosaurs became the dominant animals on Earth, the planet was filled with strange creatures that looked unlike anything alive today. One newly described...