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New Hope for a Vaccine Against a Deadly Diarrhea Bacterium

Diarrheal diseases remain one of the biggest health threats for young children in many parts of the world. Although people in wealthier countries often recover...

Lupus Patients May Face Hidden Kidney Disease Risks

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often called lupus, is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. Lupus can affect many...

Can High-Dose Vitamin C Help Save the Lives of Trauma Patients?

Vitamin C is best known for supporting the immune system, helping wounds heal, and keeping skin and blood vessels healthy. Most people get enough vitamin...

How Multiple sclerosis Can Disrupt Work, Relationships, and Finances

Multiple sclerosis affects the brain and spinal cord, but its impact does not stop there. A major new study suggests the disease can quietly...

An extended barrage of asteroid impacts made Earth too hot to form continents

The formation of continents was an important step in Earth's history. Continents and plate tectonics are connected to the planet's habitability, and the same is...

New smart bicycle knows when you’re turning—and when you’re about to fall

Scientists in Japan have developed a smart bicycle that can tell the difference between a rider making a normal turn and a rider losing...

Natural aquifers could revolutionize cooling for AI data centers, study finds

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, so does the number of data centers needed to power it. These facilities run around the clock and...

Scientists discover simpler way to make rare silicon that could boost future batteries

Scientists have discovered a new and much simpler way to produce a rare form of silicon that could improve batteries and electronic devices while...

Why airplanes still limit carry-on batteries to 100 Wh

Many travelers carry smartphones, laptops, tablets, power banks, and other electronic devices when flying. While these devices are convenient, the lithium-ion batteries inside them can...

How A Giant Planet Escaped Its Star’s Death and Lived to Tell the Story

A giant planet that orbits a dead star has surprised scientists once again. New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest the planet...

New Alzheimer’s Drug Is Not the Right Choice for Everyone

For many years, Alzheimer's treatment focused mainly on managing symptoms after memory problems had already appeared. The approval of lecanemab in Canada marks an important...

Why the Same Blood Pressure Can Lead to Different Diseases, According to AI

Millions of people live with high blood pressure. Many do not even know they have it because it often causes no symptoms in its...

Could This Diabetes Drug Become a Game Changer for Peripheral Artery Disease?

Peripheral artery disease is one of the most serious complications affecting people with type 2 diabetes. The condition develops when arteries in the legs...

New Scan May Detect Dangerous Heart Failure Problems Earlier

Millions of people around the world live with heart failure, but not all forms of the disease are the same. One type, called heart failure...

Eating the Right Foods May Lower Dementia Risk Even Before Memory Problems Begin

Many people believe memory loss is simply a normal part of growing older. While some changes in memory can happen with age, dementia is...

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New AI tool lets you control video motion with simple mouse movements

Creating realistic AI-generated videos could soon become much easier thanks to a new technology that allows people to control movement using nothing more than...

An alternative to black holes: Gravastars with big bangs inside

One foundational part of astrophysics concerns how stellar mass black holes form. When a star several times more massive than our Sun runs out of...

Scientists achieve the ‘impossible’ material that could boost future wireless technology

A team of scientists has achieved something that many experts once believed was impossible. After nearly 20 years of research, they have created a new...

Lost giant shark fossils confirm megalodon could reach an incredible 80 feet

Scientists have rediscovered a set of giant fossil bones that belonged to the famous prehistoric shark, the megalodon. The fossils had been missing for decades,...

Solar storms may reduce rain and snow across North America, study warns

Scientists have discovered new evidence that powerful solar storms may briefly affect Earth's weather. A new study suggests that after a large solar storm, some...