5 key factors may predict stroke risk years after first event, study finds
New research reveals five factors that may predict another stroke after a mini stroke, including hypertension, smoking and three specific …
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Scientists Have Made a French Fry Breakthrough
Researchers have developed a method of making french fries that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing crispiness.
GOP targets transgender animal testing in defund demand to NIH
Republican lawmakers push to ban funding for transgender animal experiments in the 2027 Appropriations bill after NIH granted new research …
Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions
Researchers at the company found representations inside of Claude that perform functions similar to human feelings.
New weight-loss pill hits the market, promising 'greater flexibility'
FDA approves Foundayo, a once-daily weight loss pill by Lilly. Clinical trials showed adults lost an average of 27.3 pounds …
Hormone therapy boosts weight loss drug results by 35% in women, study finds
A Mayo Clinic study suggests postmenopausal women lost 35% more weight combining hormone therapy with tirzepatide, though experts urge caution …
Andrew Garfield warns fans against watching 'Harry Potter,' calls Rowling ‘she that shall remain nameless’
Andrew Garfield said watching Harry Potter films is now "controversial," accusing J.K. Rowling of supporting 'inhumane' causes in a recent …
AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics
A policy change announced by NeurIPS, the world’s leading AI research conference, drew widespread backlash from Chinese researchers this week …
Popular diet tied to lower dementia risk for some groups, study reveals
A new study suggests that eating more unprocessed meat may slow cognitive decline in older adults carrying the APOE gene …
Chronic back pain may have met its match with hormone treatment, scientists say
A Johns Hopkins study suggests the parathyroid hormone may stop chronic back pain at its source by reversing nerve growth …
JD Vance's anti-fraud task force 'ramps up' identifying fraud across US after suspending 70 providers in LA
VP JD Vance's anti-fraud task force is expanding nationally, using AI to detect Medicaid fraud after suspending 70 LA providers …
Bodybuilding legend Lee Haney seeks living kidney donor as family goes public with health struggles
Eight-time Mr. Olympia champion Lee Haney is urgently seeking a living kidney donor after his son revealed the bodybuilding legend's …
Cannabis may backfire for mental health disorders, major study finds
Medicinal cannabinoids show little strong evidence of helping mental health or substance use disorders, University of Sydney researchers concluded in …
Eating more of certain type of food could shorten cancer survivors' lives, study finds
A new study found cancer survivors who eat more ultraprocessed foods face a 48% higher death risk and 57% higher …
Creepy robot mom that gives birth is training future midwives
Meet Mama Anne, a lifelike childbirth simulator that blinks, breathes and talks, helping midwifery students practice real labor scenarios safely.
Family pleads for help as teen faces life-threatening bone marrow failure
A father is appealing for donors as his teenage son faces a life-threatening blood disorder and needs a stem cell …
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Researchers in Japan developed an oral insulin pill that lowered blood sugar in diabetic mice, offering hope for a non-invasive …
Quantum pioneers Bennett and Brassard win Turing Award
The pair are considered originators in their field, which blends physics and computer science in treating quantum mechanical phenomena as …
Prof Lynne Taylor and Dr Sarah O’Keeffe awarded 2026 St Patrick’s Day Medal
The Research Ireland St Patrick’s Day Medal honours exceptional academic and industry leaders with strong Irish roots. Read more: Prof …
‘He was passionately committed to nonviolence’: Rajmohan Gandhi on James Lawson, who brought Satyagraha to the US civil rights movement
In ‘James Lawson: The teacher of Satyagraha’, author Rajmohan Gandhi throws light on a key figure in the American civil …