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New therapy offers long-term pain relief without addiction
A new treatment using stem cells may offer real hope to people living with long-term joint pain. A company called SereNeuro Therapeutics has shared...
One-hour blood sugar test may help prevent diabetes better
A simple blood sugar test one hour after drinking a glucose solution may help doctors spot early signs of type 2 diabetes—even before prediabetes...
Blood test could predict brain recovery after cardiac arrest
Each year, about four million people around the world suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. Many of them are taken to intensive care while unconscious.
Doctors...
Why city raccoons rarely cross the road
Raccoons have a reputation for being curious, clever, and fearless, especially in cities where they rummage through trash cans and explore human spaces.
But new...
Scientists create powerful new tool to explore the microbial universe
Microbes are everywhere. They live in our bodies, in soil, in the oceans, and even in the air we breathe.
These microscopic organisms play a...
Early Earth trapped water inside its molten interior, study finds
About 4.6 billion years ago, the young Earth was a hostile and violent place. Repeated collisions with space rocks left the planet covered in...
A real-life Tatooine: Astronomers spot a rare planet orbiting two suns up close
Astronomers have captured a rare and cinematic sight: a distant planet orbiting not one, but two suns, much like the fictional world of Tatooine...
Heart fat linked to more severe damage after a heart attack
A new study has found that a higher amount of fat around the heart is linked to more serious heart damage after a heart...
Belly fat and weak muscles after 50 increase death risk by 83%
Many people know that too much belly fat can be bad for their health. But a new study shows that when belly fat is...
Why people with IBD may feel gut pain even without inflammation
Many people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) feel abdominal pain even when they are not having a flare-up.
A new study from Ruhr University Bochum...
Proton therapy may help throat cancer patients live longer
A new study has found that people with throat cancer may live longer if they are treated with a newer type of radiation therapy...
Tanning beds can damage DNA in the entire skin surface
Tanning beds are once again raising serious health concerns, and a new study has revealed just how harmful they can be.
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine...
Reversing prediabetes can cut heart disease risk in half
Lowering blood sugar levels to normal may cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than half in people with prediabetes, according to...
Hormone therapy may be safe for women with cancer genes, study finds
Women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations often worry about getting breast or ovarian cancer.
These mutations can significantly increase their risk. To reduce...
Disrupted your body clock may drive Alzheimer’s disease
People with Alzheimer’s disease often struggle with their daily routines.
They may have trouble sleeping through the night, take frequent naps during the day, or...
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Scientists find over 16,000 dinosaur footprints along an ancient Bolivian Shoreline
A remarkable fossil site in Bolivia has revealed more than 16,000 dinosaur footprints, offering one of the most detailed pictures ever found of how...
Astronomers discover giant spinning thread of galaxies 140 million light-years away
Astronomers have discovered one of the largest rotating structures ever seen in the universe: a razor-thin line of galaxies inside a massive, spinning cosmic...
New egg-white–inspired material could help electronics stay cooler and safer
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new lightweight, low-cost material that can dissipate heat much more efficiently than many existing cooling materials.
The breakthrough,...
Scientists discover a new giant duck-billed dinosaur hidden in museum collections for 100 years
A newly identified dinosaur species has been officially added to the family tree, thanks to fresh analysis of fossils first found more than a...
Scientists capture the first high-detail “real-time” images of stars exploding
Astronomers have captured the most detailed close-up images ever taken of stars exploding, known as novae.
These pictures were taken within days of the eruptions...