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Venus May Still Be Geologically Active, New Study Suggests

For many years, scientists believed that Venus was a quiet, geologically inactive world where major surface changes stopped long ago. New research now challenges that...

A Surprising Link Between Gut Health and Breast Cancer Spread

Breast cancer is most treatable before it spreads beyond the breast. Once cancer cells travel to distant organs such as the lungs, bones, or...

Could Cold Sore Viruses Play a Role in Alzheimer’s?

Cold sores are usually seen as a minor annoyance, but could viruses related to cold sores have effects that last for decades? According to new...

Common ED Drug Shows Promise Against Cancer Spread

A medicine famous for treating erectile dysfunction may also help fight one of cancer's deadliest features. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science report that...

How Alzheimer’s Disease May Move Through the Brain

Doctors have long known that Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain over many years, but exactly how this happens has remained a mystery. The illness...

How Pollution May Make Bladder Cancer More Aggressive

Air pollution has long been linked to diseases of the lungs and heart, but scientists are discovering that its effects reach much further. Tiny particles...

Why Smoking Can Damage Your Heart

Smoking is widely known to damage the lungs, but it also greatly increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Scientists have long known that...

Small Nightly Sleep Loss May Increase Weight and Disease Risk Over Time

Getting enough sleep is often overlooked as part of a healthy lifestyle. Most people know that eating well and exercising are important, yet sleep...

This Stuff in Your Mouth May Cause Dangerous Heart Valve Disease

Doctors have long known that the mouth is closely connected with the rest of the body. People with severe gum disease often have higher...

Modified Vitamin B12 May Help Treat Deadliest Brain Cancer

Treating brain cancer is especially challenging because the brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier. While this barrier helps keep harmful substances away from the...

Hidden Blood Vessel Damage May Be the Real Cause of Many Small Strokes

Doctors have traditionally treated many strokes by targeting fatty plaque inside larger arteries. However, growing evidence suggests that this approach may not address the underlying...

Subtle Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease Many People Miss

Parkinson's disease is a long-term condition that affects the brain and gradually changes the way a person moves. It develops slowly, and the first symptoms...

Lower Blood Pressure Targets Could Save More Lives, Study Finds

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. It often has no warning signs, but over time it...

Popular Sugar Substitute May Harm Brain Blood Vessels

A sweetener that many people choose instead of sugar is now being questioned by scientists. Erythritol is found in many sugar-free drinks, snacks, desserts, and...

Major 17-Year Study Questions Safety of Popular Blood Pressure Medicine

A large study that followed more than 730,000 people over 17 years has raised new questions about the safety of two of the world's...

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NASA’s Juno discovers hidden heat beneath Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft has achieved something never done before by measuring temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. The new observations reveal that...

Ancient Monsoons Created a Spectacular Dinosaur Fossil Site

Around 80 million years ago, a stretch of tropical coastline in what is now northeastern Italy was lashed by monsoon rains and tropical cyclones. Those...

The Milky Way flipped its disk billions of years ago

The Milky Way is ancient, and its first stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. It's been through a lot in its long life,...

New acoustic chip could supercharge 6G, satellite phones and quantum technologies

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new type of acoustic chip that can handle more than...

Elephant-inspired cement tiles could keep buildings cooler without using electricity

Researchers have created a new type of cement tile inspired by elephant skin that could help buildings stay cooler without relying on air conditioning. The...