1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (239+ words) Scientists are launching a focused investigation into one of oncology's toughest problems: predicting how aggressive breast cancers will behave once they take hold. The research centers on a sinister dynamic occurring inside tumors themselves. Cancer cells have learned to manipulate…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (262+ words) An Army ranger is running retreats using psilocybin to treat combat veterans before the psychedelic gains formal regulatory approval, capitalizing on growing scientific interest in the compound's potential for post-traumatic stress disorder. Jesse Gould, 38, served three combat deployments in Afghanistan…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago  (201+ words) A fading sense of smell could be one of the brain's earliest distress signals, new research suggests. Scientists have identified a biological mechanism that may explain why olfactory loss precedes cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease by years. The culprit appears…...

18+ hour, 27+ min ago  (235+ words) Researchers tracking air pollution patterns made an unsettling discovery: a hazardous chemical called MCCPs detected in the atmosphere across the United States. The compound had never been found airborne in the Western Hemisphere before. The identification emerged during a broader…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (221+ words) Clinicians across the country are quietly integrating artificial intelligence into their daily workflows, leveraging Chat GPT and similar tools to streamline everything from initial diagnosis to patient records. The shift reflects a pragmatic reality in modern medicine: physicians face mounting…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (254+ words) A new study identifies two eating patterns that consistently correlate with maintaining a lower weight: eating breakfast early and extending the overnight fast. Researchers found that people who adopted these habits showed a lower BMI in subsequent years compared to…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (262+ words) A CDC research report documenting significant protective benefits from Covid vaccines has stalled under review by the agency's acting director, sparking alarm among public health officials about potential political interference. The unreleased study, conducted by CDC scientists, found that Covid…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (255+ words) The search for an Alzheimer's cure has hit a wall, and scientists say the problem isn't their labs or their budgets. It's the strategy itself. For decades, researchers pursued a simple logic: find the culprit, target it, win. But that…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (287+ words) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a new regulatory framework that could effectively neutralize a federal judge's freeze on the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, according to legal experts reviewing the guidance. The rules, finalized this week, create an alternative…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (242+ words) Graham Platner, a Republican candidate running for Maine's U. S. Senate seat, and his wife have decided to pursue in vitro fertilization treatment abroad rather than pay American fertility clinic prices. The couple is heading to Norway to undergo IVF procedures, citing…...