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These everyday foods could protect your brain as you age
Dementia is a term many people have heard, but not everyone fully understands. It refers to a decline in mental ability severe enough to...
A parent’s gut feeling may be the fastest warning sign of a child’s serious...
A new study suggests that a parent’s instinct that something is seriously wrong with their child can be a powerful medical warning sign—often more...
A drop of blood could soon diagnose disease—without a lab visit
Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease using just a single drop of blood seemed impossible.
But now, a new technology developed by...
Lifestyle medicine may help doctors feel happier and less burned out
A new study suggests that treating patients with lifestyle medicine—an approach that focuses on healthy habits such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management—may...
Eating eggs daily not linked to heart disease or death risk
Scientists from McMaster University have found that eating one egg per day is not linked to an increased risk of heart disease or death.
Eggs...
Smoking during pregnancy may raise children’s blood pressure later in life
A large new study suggests that smoking during pregnancy could have lasting effects on a child’s heart health.
Researchers found that children whose mothers smoked...
15-second ads may be the secret to beating junk food cravings
A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia suggests that very short health advertisements could help people resist junk food cravings and...
3 things to know about cancer and your heart
As cancer therapies improve and increasingly achieve cures or recurring periods of remission, preventing and managing damage to organs from cancer treatment has become...
Scientists discover strange “boiling” motion deep inside Greenland’s ice
For years, scientists studying the Greenland ice sheet have been puzzled by unusual swirling patterns hidden deep beneath the surface.
Now, researchers believe they have...
Scientists create stretchable surface that repels almost any liquid
Scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a remarkable new material that can repel nearly all liquids—even when stretched to five times its...
NASA’s Hubble finds a ghost galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an extremely faint galaxy that may be made almost entirely of dark matter, the mysterious substance...
What if doctors could spot disease years before you feel sick?
Most long-term illnesses do not appear suddenly. Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and dementia often develop slowly over many years, as small changes...
Study of 78,000 patients shows who benefits most from holiday rehab
A large new study suggests that providing rehabilitation therapy on weekends and public holidays after hip fracture surgery can significantly improve recovery for some...
Smart “balance shoe” could help older adults avoid dangerous falls
An engineer has invented a high-tech shoe designed to help older people stay steady on their feet after seeing his 89-year-old mentor nearly lose...
Screening boosts survival even in stage IV breast cancer
A new international study suggests that breast cancer screening could save lives even when the disease is diagnosed at its most advanced stage.
Researchers found...
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Scientists finally solve the mystery of how the most common planets form
Astronomers have finally figured out how the most common types of planets in our galaxy are formed—by watching a set of baby planets grow...
Ancient DNA reveals Europe’s last hunter-gatherers survived until 2500 BCE
New research using ancient DNA has revealed that hunter-gatherer communities in parts of northwestern Europe survived far longer than previously believed — continuing their...
How hidden flaws caused light pole disasters in hurricane Ian
When Hurricane Ian swept across Florida in 2022, several aluminum light poles on a bridge in Central Florida suddenly cracked or collapsed.
What puzzled engineers...
How an ancient ocean floor turned Arkansas into a shark foss treasure
More than 300 million years ago, much of what is now Arkansas lay beneath a shallow sea.
Today, that ancient seafloor has made the region...
New calcium battery lasts 1,000 cycles, offering lithium alternative
As the world moves toward renewable energy and electric vehicles, the need for better batteries is becoming more urgent. Today, most devices — from...