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Missing doses of blood pressure medication could significantly reduce its ability to protect against heart attacks, strokes, and other serious cardiovascular problems, according to findings presented at ESC Congress 2026. An estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide between the ages of 30 and 79 have high blood pressure (hypertension), a major…
Even alcohol consumption that many Americans would describe as moderate may carry significant health risks, including a greater likelihood of premature death, disability, cancer, and heart disease. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, a journal published at Rutgers…
Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding supermassive black holes in a single galaxy more than 12.5 billion light-years from Earth. The finding, made by an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), offers a rare glimpse of how enormous black holes grew and interacted…
For millions of years, evolution helped animals make the transition from life in the ocean to life on land. But the journey did not always move in one direction. Many species eventually returned to the water, developing new adaptations that allowed them to thrive in aquatic environments. Dozens of major…
Scientists have uncovered new details about how pancreatic cancer constantly changes its genetic makeup, allowing it to become more aggressive, spread throughout the body, and resist treatment. By examining nearly half a million individual cancer cells, researchers identified genetic changes that could reveal new ways to fight one of the…
A new analysis from Monash University suggests that low-dose aspirin may be linked to a dramatically lower risk of dementia in older adults with certain genetic characteristics. Researchers found that people with a specific genetic profile who took aspirin had a 70 percent lower relative risk of developing dementia, raising…
People living thousands of miles apart have reported an extraordinarily strange experience after eating certain wild mushrooms. They begin seeing tiny human figures that appear to move through the real world, walking around objects, climbing over surfaces, and interacting with their surroundings. These visions are known as Lilliputian hallucinations, named…
Cannabinol (CBN) has become a popular ingredient in sleep supplements, often promoted as a natural, gentle way to relax and get a better night’s rest. However, new research from the University of Connecticut suggests that this widely available cannabis compound may have risks that consumers should know about. Scientists found…
Astronomers may have found the first moon beyond our Solar System, but the mysterious object is unlike any moon we know. Observations from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have uncovered evidence of an enormous moon-like body in the CD-35 2722 star system. Rather than orbiting a…
Scientists at the University of Warwick have uncovered a surprising secret inside a superconductor that researchers have studied for 40 years. Long believed to have a uniform crystal structure, the material actually contains a complex patchwork of different atomic arrangements. Using an advanced 3D imaging technique, the team was able…
A new study suggests that the Mediterranean diet may protect the heart, brain, and aging cells through a surprising biological mechanism involving tiny proteins produced by mitochondria, the structures responsible for generating most of the energy our cells need. Researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology discovered that…
A small device that delivers gentle electrical pulses through the ear could offer a new approach to treating stubborn high blood pressure. In a clinical trial led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, the technology proved safe, well tolerated, and practical for patients to use at home. Although…
Researchers at the University of Vermont have discovered a surprising pattern in human language that challenges a scientific theory widely accepted for more than 70 years. Their findings suggest that the meaning of words is shaped by something more fundamental than emotion: our understanding of power, danger, and order. The…
Samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA are revealing surprising new details about how our Solar System formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. A new chemical analysis challenges earlier theories about the asteroid’s birthplace and suggests that Jupiter played an important role in shaping the materials from which Bennu and…
Scientists have proposed what they believe is the first way to detect “mirror life,” a hypothetical form of life built from molecules that are reversed versions of those found in living organisms on Earth. Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Durham University have developed a proposed detection technique that…
Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly complex network of magnetic structures hidden above regions of the Sun that appear relatively calm. Using the Sunrise-III solar observatory, which traveled high into Earth’s stratosphere aboard a balloon in 2024, an international research team led by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) discovered…
Tiny snakes found in Southeast Asia have developed an extraordinary way to escape danger. Instead of relying on the familiar side-to-side motion of slithering, dwarf reedsnakes can rapidly roll across the ground, reaching speeds about four times faster than their usual movement. Scientists have now uncovered how these small reptiles…
Scientists have identified hidden changes in the immune system that can appear up to 10 years before a person is diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The findings, presented at UEG Week 2026, suggest that certain antibody patterns in the blood could eventually help doctors identify people at risk of…
Scientists have identified a remarkable protein switch that influences whether cells burn fat or store it. Disabling this protein increases fat consumption and interferes with the formation of new fat cells, raising the possibility of a different approach to treating obesity. Subsequent research has strengthened the discovery, revealing that the…
A remarkably preserved 150-million-year-old bird fossil discovered in China is challenging long-standing ideas about how birds evolved. Rather than developing increasingly sophisticated flight abilities, some of the earliest birds appear to have taken a very different evolutionary path, including losing the ability to fly altogether. The newly identified species, Yuezhuornis…
Glioblastoma is among the most lethal forms of brain cancer, and scientists have uncovered a surprising factor that may help its cells become more invasive. The fluid surrounding the outer edges of these tumors is much thicker than the fluid near their centers, forcing cancer cells to encounter increasing resistance…
One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is slowly refilling its enormous underground magma reservoir, thousands of years after producing one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recent geological history. Scientists at Kobe University have discovered evidence that fresh magma is accumulating beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, which unleashed a catastrophic eruption…
For tens of millions of people, dental implants have provided a way to replace missing teeth with a full set of fixed, functional teeth rather than removable dentures. However, an estimated 10% to 20% of implant patients eventually develop peri-implantitis, a serious infection that damages the surrounding jawbone. Antibiotics frequently…
A new approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received FDA clearance, offering a personalized alternative for people who have not found sufficient relief through existing treatments. Developed by California-based Wave Neuroscience in collaboration with researchers at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology, the technology uses…
A swimming robot does not necessarily need a bulky motor or powerful mechanical parts to move through water. MIT researchers have demonstrated that a single, carefully engineered layer of living muscle cells can generate enough force to propel a tiny robot forward. The engineers developed an extremely thin swimming robot…
When light strikes a tiny imperfection inside a material such as diamond or silicon carbide, it can transfer energy to electrons and push them into an excited state. These imperfections, known as spin defects, could become valuable building blocks for future quantum technologies, including quantum sensors. Because they can function…
People with Parkinson’s disease who are more physically active may experience slower declines in memory, thinking, and movement, according to a new study published October 7, 2026, in Neurology, the official medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The findings suggest that staying active could offer two important advantages…
Switzerland’s glaciers lost more than 5% of their total ice volume in 2026, marking another devastating year for the country’s rapidly shrinking glaciers. Although the melting did not quite match the record losses of 2022, glaciers thinned by an average of 2.5 to 4 meters. In some areas, the lower…
Deep within the brainstem is a tiny group of nerve cells that plays an outsized role in how the brain functions. This region, called the locus coeruleus (LC), gets its name from the Latin words for “blue place.” Although it contains only a small fraction of the brain’s neurons, it…
Four decades after the Chernobyl (known today as Chornobyl) nuclear disaster, microscopic radioactive particles remain scattered throughout the surrounding soil. The explosions that devastated the reactor released enormous quantities of debris, leaving behind contamination that continues to pose serious health risks. Even after 40 years, particles measuring just 8 to…
