Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years
Month: December 2024
Readers trust news less when AI is involved, even when they don’t understand to what extent
As artificial intelligence becomes more involved in journalism, journalists and editors are grappling not only with how to use the
Researchers discover a genetic disposition increasing the risk of breast cancer metastasis
Metastasis is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths. Researchers have found that the mutations driving it may stem from
Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as
Cardiovascular disease symptoms surprisingly high in young refugees
Many individuals seeking asylum in the United States show increased stress and pain symptoms that are associated with indications of
A method for efficient synthesis of anti-cancer drugs
The Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) reaction is a fundamental reaction in organic chemistry, widely used to create conjugated carbonyl compounds. Conjugated carbonyl
A blueprint for the brain’s circadian clock
Circadian clocks control physiological processes and behavior in virtually all living organisms. Now an international research team led by researchers
Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults
Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third
A string of pearls: Study challenges long-held beliefs about shape, functioning of nerve cells
In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons — the long,
Researchers develop new saliva test to rapidly identify paracetamol overdose
A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an innovative new technique to rapidly assess paracetamol levels