Trending News
Latest Reports
From tree waste to clean air: How eucalyptus bark could help fight pollution
What if something usually thrown away could help solve some of our biggest environmental problems?
New research from RMIT University suggests that eucalyptus bark—often treated...
Can vitamin D make cancer treatment more effective?
Cancer treatment is often complex and challenging.
Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatments for breast cancer, but it does not always produce the...
Scientists find “marathon effect” inside the pancreas in diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health problems in the world. Today, more than half a billion people are living with diabetes,...
Hidden muscle fat may warn of future heart problems
A large new study from Germany has found that hidden fat buried deep inside muscles may reveal important warning signs about a person’s future...
Stop-and-start weight loss drugs may not work as well, study finds
Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy have become very popular in recent years.
These drugs belong to a group called GLP-1 medications, which help...
A surprising breakfast food may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the biggest health challenges facing older adults around the world.
The disease slowly damages memory, thinking, and daily functioning, making...
New brain scan score could predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin
Scientists may have found a new way to detect Alzheimer’s disease long before memory loss begins.
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center,...
Scientists explore the surface of a super-Earth 48 light-years away
Astronomers have taken an exciting step forward in understanding planets beyond our solar system by studying not just their atmospheres, but their actual surfaces.
Using...
A simple vitamin could help breast cancer treatment work better
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women around the world. Many women go through chemotherapy as part of their treatment.
Chemotherapy...
High-salt diet may bring big brain disease risk
Many people think of salt mainly in terms of taste, but it also plays an important role in the body. It helps control fluid...
Magic mushroom compound may change the brain for weeks
Scientists from the University of California San Francisco and Imperial College London have discovered that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, may...
AI shows two main Parkinson’s types and five subgroups
Researchers in Belgium have discovered that Parkinson’s disease may consist of several hidden subtypes rather than one single disorder.
Using artificial intelligence and machine learning,...
Scientists discover how to turn off pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer. It is often called a “silent disease” because it can grow for a long...
Hidden fat inside your muscles may show heart disease risk
A new study from researchers in Germany suggests that hidden fat inside muscles may reveal important clues about a person’s heart and metabolic health.
Using...
Very slow or very fast heartbeat could be a hidden warning sign for stroke
A person’s resting heart rate is often seen as a simple sign of health. Many people believe that a lower resting heart rate always...
Week's Top
Editors Picks
How the Milky Way’s smallest neighbors reveal the early universe
Astronomers have long been fascinated by tiny galaxies that orbit the Milky Way.
These faint and fragile systems, known as ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, are often...
Binary stars form lots of exoplanets, but many of them are ejected as rogue...
Astronomers don't have to work hard to find binary stars in the Milky Way.
They're common, even abundant. For a long time, they thought that...
Scientists create wearable sensor powered only by your body heat
Imagine a health-monitoring device that never needs charging or battery replacement. Scientists are now closer to that reality with a new system that can...
Scientists finally discover the true edge of the Milky Way
For many years, astronomers have wondered where the Milky Way truly “ends.” Unlike a solid object, our galaxy does not have a clear boundary.
Its...
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting, but confirmation can take years
Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae—clouds of interstellar dust and gas—hundreds or thousands of...