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Right side of the heart may hold clues to hidden heart risks
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that a thicker right side of the heart may be linked to a higher...
Proton therapy offers safer and more effective treatment for throat cancer
A new study published in The Lancet shows that a type of radiation treatment called proton beam therapy can help patients with oropharyngeal cancer...
AI may help doctors predict spread of throat cancer
Doctors and scientists from Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that may help predict how...
The solar system loses an ocean world
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all.
That’s according to a re-examination of data captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which...
This disease may cause brain and liver damage, metabolic problems
A rare genetic disorder recently discovered by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and their partners may cause serious health problems in both infants...
New blood test could detect lung cancer with just one cell
A research team in the UK has developed a groundbreaking blood test that could transform how doctors detect and track lung cancer.
The test, which...
Study finds how to cure type 2 diabetes
Mitochondria are small structures inside our cells that make energy. This energy helps cells do their jobs. When mitochondria don’t work properly, it can...
Artificial heart can regrow heart muscle, study finds
For a long time, doctors believed that once the heart was damaged, it could never fully heal.
But now, a new study led by a...
Doing this can lower early death risk in high blood pressure
A new study from Tulane University brings hopeful news for people with high blood pressure.
Researchers found that managing several key health risks at once...
A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins
For many years, Alzheimer’s disease has remained one of the most difficult brain disorders to treat. Doctors often diagnose it only after memory problems...
This common painkiller may not be worth the health risk
A large review of research has found that tramadol, a strong painkiller often prescribed for long-term pain, may not be as helpful as many...
Tooth infection leads doctors to giant brain aneurysm
A visit to the doctor for tooth pain uncovered a woman’s “giant” brain aneurysm that required innovative, minimally invasive technology to treat.
Her health care...
Aggressive brain cancer doesn’t stop woman’s positive perspective
Chris Barry has a lot to live for.
At the top of her list are her two young grandchildren, Elena and Nicholas.
She’s determined to watch...
Eating prunes daily may help lower blood pressure
Prunes are dried plums that taste sweet and chewy without any added sugar. They are not only a tasty snack but also full of...
Higher dose of this drug can control diabetes and lose weight
Diabetes is a health condition that happens when there is too much sugar in the blood.
If this problem continues for a long time, it...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover is ready for many more miles—and new discoveries on Mars
After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is proving it was built to last.
Since landing in February 2021, the six-wheeled robot has...
Astronomers witness a violent space collision around a nearby star
Astronomers have captured something extraordinary: the aftermath of a violent collision between large space rocks in another planetary system.
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists...
This shape-shifting wheel could help robots explore the moon’s hidden caves
Exploring the Moon’s surface is challenging enough, but reaching what lies beneath it is even harder.
Deep pits and long lava tubes on the Moon...
Why Saturn’s moon Titan might be less oceanic—and more complex—than thought
For years, scientists believed that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, hid a vast ocean of liquid water beneath its thick, icy shell.
This idea made Titan...
Why sodium-ion batteries could charge faster than lithium ones
As the world moves toward cleaner energy and electric technologies, better batteries are becoming more important than ever.
Batteries power everything from phones and laptops...