Scientists identify mutation patterns in healthy stomach lining, offering new insights into the earliest steps of cancer formation. For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in the …
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This Hidden Cell Response Could Be the Key to Beating Cancer and Brain Disease
Cells don’t just follow a rigid script when responding to stress – they’re far more adaptable than we thought. A new study reveals that this stress response can be fine-tuned …
Read More »Scientists Launch Open-Source Quantum Computer OS
An all-in-one operating system developed in Japan, it is fully customizable from setup to operation and is available on GitHub. The University of Osaka, Fujitsu Limited, Systems Engineering Consultants Co., …
Read More »Getting Struck by Lightning Actually Helps This Tree Thrive
Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that devastate their …
Read More »EU to hit Meta with $1bn fine over ‘Pay or Consent’ model on Facebook, Instagram
The European Union (EU) is set to hit tech company, Meta (formerly the Facebook company) with a $1 billion fine over its ‘Pay or Consent’ model on Facebook, and Instagram. …
Read More »Troubling Trend: Avoidable Deaths Are Rising in the U.S.
Researchers at Brown University’s School of Public Health found that from 2009 to 2021, avoidable deaths increased in every U.S. state, even as they declined in most other high-income countries. …
Read More »Scientists Unravel the Bizarre Physics of the Mpemba Effect
Scientists are uncovering the mysteries of the Mpemba effect. The Mpemba effect, whereby hotter systems can cool faster than cooler ones under identical conditions, was first noted by Aristotle over …
Read More »Breakthrough Drug Cuts Alzheimer’s Risk by 50% in High-Risk Patients
A clinical trial involving individuals genetically predisposed to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease suggests that removing amyloid from the brain may help prevent symptoms, highlighting the need for further confirmatory studies. …
Read More »The Battery Boom Is Draining the Andes – And Scientists Say It’s Worse Than We Thought
New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for lithium mining in South America’s Lithium Triangle, a critical hub for the world’s battery …
Read More »New Non-Invasive Brain Surgery Can Help Treat OCD
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) capsulotomy non-invasively and precisely removes tissues in the brain region of interest. Read More
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