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Intense light therapy may protect the heart after surgery

Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating heart damage...

How gut hormones may prevent fatty liver disease

Fatty liver disease is a growing health problem around the world. It happens when too much fat builds up in the liver, often due to...

Cannabis use can increase paranoia, harming mental health

New research from King’s College London and the University of Bath has uncovered key links between cannabis use, paranoia, and childhood trauma. The findings, based...

How hidden quantum “curves” could transform future electronics

Imagine if electricity could flow without resistance, or if computers could process data at unimaginable speeds. Achieving this dream requires new kinds of materials that...

Mars has a solid core, solving a planetary mystery

For decades, scientists have puzzled over the deep interior of Mars. Did it resemble Earth, with a solid center wrapped in a liquid outer core,...

New nickel catalyst could revolutionize plastic recycling

Recycling plastic is notoriously frustrating. Sorting different types of plastics, cleaning off food residue, and dealing with contamination often make the process expensive and...

Scientists discover that ice can generate electricity when bent

Ice may seem like one of the most familiar and ordinary substances on Earth, but new research has revealed an astonishing property. A study published...

Ancient mammoth microbes reveal the world’s oldest bacterial DNA

Scientists have made a remarkable discovery hidden within the remains of mammoths that roamed Earth more than a million years ago. An international team led...

A new Bitcoin mining attack breaks the rules of the game

Bitcoin has long been hailed as secure by design. Its system relies on proof-of-work puzzles, which demand enormous computing power to add each new block...

A new shape for telescopes could help us find “Earth 2.0”

For all we know, Earth is the only place in the universe that hosts life. Every living thing here depends on liquid water, which provides...

Type 2 diabetes can change heart shape, study finds

New research from the University of Sydney offers key insights into how diabetes increases heart failure risk. A groundbreaking study from the University of Sydney...

Mediterranean diet may protect against dementia—especially in those at genetic risk

A Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce the risk of dementia, especially for people who carry a higher genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. That’s the...

Deaths in high blood pressure-related kidney disease rise 50% in 25 years

A new study has found that deaths from hypertensive kidney disease (kidney damage caused by high blood pressure) increased by 48% in the U.S....

HBV vaccination may lower diabetes risk, study finds

A groundbreaking study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2025 Annual Meeting and published in Diagnostics reveals that immunity...

Three months of blood thinners after heart attack is better, study finds

A new study presented at ESC Congress 2025 suggests that three months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) may improve survival and reduce bleeding risk...

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Oxygen defects reveal the secret of next-generation memory

The future of computing could be shaped by a new kind of memory called resistive random access memory, or ReRAM. Unlike traditional memory chips, ReRAM...

Scientists crack 40-year puzzle to unlock energy-saving electronics

Silicon has been the backbone of electronics for decades, but it has its limits—especially when it comes to energy efficiency. Now, a breakthrough from researchers...

Scientists create greener materials to transform lighting and display technology

Lighting and display screens are everywhere—in our homes, offices, phones, computers, and even in medical devices. But the technology that powers them comes at a...

Scientists uncover mystery behind white dwarfs escaping the Milky Way

Astronomers have uncovered the origins of some of the fastest stars in the Milky Way—hypervelocity white dwarfs, which can travel at speeds exceeding 2,000...

Metals are critical to life – we should screen exoplanets for them

Life is complicated, and not just in a philosophical sense. But one simple thing we know about life is that it requires energy, and to...