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How Gut Bacteria Could Make Food Allergy Worse
Food allergies affect millions of people and can range from mild discomfort to life-threatening reactions.
Scientists have long known that the immune system plays a...
Hair Loss May Be an Uncommon Side Effect of Popular Diabetes Drugs
GLP-1 receptor agonists have changed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in recent years.
Millions of people now use medicines such as semaglutide...
Exoskeleton Teamwork Gives New Hope for Stroke Recovery
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability around the world. Even after surviving the initial event, many people face months or...
Dinosaur Stomach Stones Reveal Surprising Secrets About How Ancient Giants Digested Food
How did dinosaurs digest their meals?
Since soft tissues such as stomachs and intestines almost never fossilize, scientists have had very little direct evidence about...
Scientists Solve a Major Challenge Holding Back Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
Imagine an electric car that could travel across the country without stopping to recharge, or a drone that could stay in the air for...
Scientists Use Sun-Heated Rocks to Roast Coffee Without Natural Gas
Imagine roasting coffee using sunlight collected days earlier.
That is exactly what researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in the United States are working to achieve...
Venus May Still Be Alive with Active Volcanoes, Surprising Study Finds
For many years, scientists believed Venus was a dead world with little or no geological activity. Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, Venus...
The Surprising Way Gum Disease Could Increase the Risk of Weak Bones
Most people think of gum disease as a problem that only affects the mouth. It can cause swollen gums, bleeding while brushing, bad breath,...
Which Exercises Work Best for Different Parts of Metabolic Syndrome
Millions of people have metabolic syndrome without realising it because the condition often develops silently over many years.
Instead of causing one obvious illness, it...
No Evidence Popular Diabetes Drugs Raise Blinding Eye Disease Risk
Medicines known as GLP-1 receptor agonists have become some of the most talked-about treatments in recent years.
Drugs such as semaglutide help people with type...
New Imaging Tech Shows How Heart Scars Trigger Dangerous Rhythms
When someone has a heart attack, part of the heart muscle loses its blood supply and becomes damaged. The body repairs this injury by...
New Immunotherapy Helps Many Bladder Cancer Patients Avoid Surgery
Bladder cancer begins in the lining of the bladder, the organ that stores urine before it leaves the body.
Some bladder cancers grow slowly, while...
Skin Cancer Genes May Raise Risk for Other Cancers
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.
A recent study found that some people diagnosed with melanoma were more likely to have mutations (or...
Scientists Create New Therapy to Reduce Heart Attack Scarring
Modern medicine has dramatically improved survival after heart attacks by quickly reopening blocked arteries.
However, many survivors later develop heart failure because the healing process...
Is Coffee Bad for Your Heart? Here’s The Latest Science
Love coffee? You’re hardly alone. But what is the caffeine in your mug doing to your heart health?
An American Heart Association scientific statement, recently...
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Hidden Moon Ice May Soon Be Found by Listening to Moonquakes
Scientists may have found a new way to search for water ice hidden beneath the Moon's surface—by listening to the vibrations caused by moonquakes.
A...
Ancient Stardust Helped Build the First Solid Pieces of Our Solar System
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that tiny grains of ancient stardust may have played a key role in creating the first solid material in...
Scientists Trace Modern Human DNA to Two Long-Lost Human Ancestors
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that modern humans inherited DNA from two previously unknown ancient human relatives, revealing another surprising chapter in our evolutionary...
This Wearable Muscle Sensor Could Transform Rehabilitation and Robotic Mobility
Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a new type of sensor that can measure how hard muscles are working without needles, surgery...
Solar wind creates giant space waves that slowly strip away Mars’ atmosphere
Mars is slowly losing parts of its atmosphere to space, and scientists have discovered that the process may be driven by giant waves created...