Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer | CNN

CNN  —  Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both stage one throat and breast cancer, her agent told CNN in an email Monday. “This double whammy is serious but still fixable,” the 66-year-old said in a statement on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website. “I’m hoping for a…

New method precisely locates gene activity and proteins across tissues

A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumor at unprecedented resolution, according to a study co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and the New York Genome Center. The method, described Jan. 2 in a paper in Nature Biotechnology, records…

Self-assembling proteins can store cellular ‘memories’: Using these engineered proteins, researchers can record histories that reveal when certain genes are activated, or how cells respond to a drug

As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope. Cells programmed to produce these chains continuously add…

Jeremy Renner critically injured in a snow plowing accident | CNN

CNN  —  Actor Jeremy Renner is hospitalized in critical condition after being injured in a weather-related snow plowing incident in Nevada, his publicist confirmed to CNN. “As of now, we can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather related accident while plowing…

Good hydration linked to healthy aging

Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in eBioMedicine. Using health data gathered from 11,255 adults over a 30-year…

Worried about your drinking? Here’s how to check it | CNN

CNN  —  There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit too much over the holidays or want to start a diet or exercise routine and can’t afford the calories or the zap in energy and motivation…

Mexico prison attack kills 14, dozens of inmates escape | CNN

CNN  —  At least 14 people died in a brazen armed assault on a prison in the Mexican border city of Juarez on Sunday, officials said. The Chihuahua state attorney general’s office said in a statement that 10 security guards and four prisoners were killed and 13 others were injured.…

Cruise ship barred from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on hull

(CNN) — A cruise ship was prevented from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on the ship’s hull, according to statements issued by the cruise line and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF). The DAFF National Maritime Coordination Center was notified of “small amounts of biofoul” on…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Putin reviews a military honor guard with Xi Jinping in Beijing in June of 2018. (Greg Baker/Pool/AFP/Getty Images/FILE) In opening remarks during a video conference Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Moscow next spring. He added that the two countries would strengthen cooperation…

Five political trends that could make 2023 a momentous year | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Republicans’ take over of the House this week will usher in a two-year political era that threatens to bring governing showdowns and shutdowns as a GOP speaker and Democratic president try to wield power from opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. The unprecedented possibility that former President Donald Trump,…