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A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.
If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before replication even starts.
Years of shoddy research have overstated the risk.
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
Sometimes you just want to hear, “I know what it’s like.”
Intracellular bacteria promote cancer metastasis by enhancing the tumor cells’ resistance to mechanical stress in the bloodstream
Just 12% of Americans account for half the country’s total beef consumption.
The insects were just as accurate as trained dogs, although not as cuddly.
Running to catch the bus might help you live longer.
From COVID and cancer vaccines to a steady drop in the number of people living in extreme poverty, there are reasons for optimism in 2023.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
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You are much more likely to die in a car crash than from terrorism. Yet, philosopher Eran Fish says fearing terrorism more is justified.
Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
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Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” remain controversial to this day.
“Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks… by up to 200 to 1.”
Evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine.
More work is needed before declaring the technique a fountain of youth.
Millennials are reversing a 40-year decline in stroke deaths.
About 8% of our genome is made of leftover viruses from our ancestors’ infections.
About 150 million years ago, a long-necked sauropod came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history…or is it?