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New CT can detect lung cancer with less risk

A new study has found that an advanced CT scan method, called photon-counting CT, may be much better than regular CT scans for people...

Sleep loss can cause silent brain damage

We all know that a bad night's sleep can make us feel slow, foggy, and irritable the next day. Now, a new study explains...

Pregnancy and breastfeeding may slow cognitive decline in women

For a long time, people have known that pregnancy changes a woman’s body in many ways. Now, new research shows that these changes might...

This nickel catalyst could change how drugs and materials are made

Chemists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new class of nickel catalysts that could significantly change how important chemicals are made. The...

Sponge-like gold shows powerful new light and electron effects

Gold is best known for its shine and value, but in modern science it is also an important high-tech material. New research shows that by...

Webb Telescope spots rare five-galaxy merger just 800 million years after the big bang

Astronomers have spotted an unexpected and dramatic event in the early universe: a tightly packed collision involving at least five galaxies just 800 million...

A pocket-sized dinosaur solves a 70-million-year mystery

Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur so small it could almost fit under your arm—and yet it is helping scientists solve a...

Common eye bacteria may worsen cognitive decline

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that a common type of bacteria called Chlamydia pneumoniae may stay hidden in the eye and brain for years—and...

This drug may be a safer option for treating dangerous disease in older people

A major U.S. study has found that an older drug called trazodone might be a safer choice than commonly used antipsychotic medications for treating...

A diabetes drug could reduce pain in gout

Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. When too much uric acid builds up,...

New therapy for the ‘good’ arm helps stroke survivors regain function

For years, stroke rehabilitation has focused mainly on the more impaired side of the body. But a new study published in JAMA Neurology has shown...

New therapy can delay prostate cancer growth

A new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that treating prostate cancer early, before it spreads widely, can...

New blood test may spot cancers much earlier

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a new kind of blood test that may help detect cancer at an early...

Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink

Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago. Now we consume an average of almost two kilos per person each year – sometimes with very specific...

Cannabis linked to better brain function in older people

For many years, research on cannabis and the brain has focused mainly on teenagers and young adults. Scientists worried that using cannabis at a young...

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How a slow change in ocean chemistry may have cooled Earth after the dinosaurs

Scientists may have finally solved a long-standing mystery about how Earth shifted from a hot, tropical “greenhouse” world to the cooler, ice-covered planet we...

How baby black holes became giants in the early universe

One of astronomy’s biggest mysteries has long puzzled scientists: how did black holes grow so enormous so quickly after the universe was born? New research...

A star went dark for 9 months—scientists now know why

Astronomers have discovered a vast cloud filled with vaporized metals and powerful winds orbiting a mysterious object far from its host star. The finding offers...

How tiny Mars helps set Earth’s ice ages

Mars is only about half the size of Earth and has just one-tenth of our planet’s mass. Compared with giants like Jupiter, it seems far...

A one-atom-thick fix could finally unlock diamond electronics

Diamonds are famous for their beauty, but their real superpower may lie in electronics. Beyond sparkle, diamond is one of the toughest and most efficient...