Know how to check your breasts for cancer. Actor Lucy Davis found a ‘hard spot’, not a lump
The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a ‘lump’ as such; rather a kind of hard spot.
Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
Newborn screening for cancer risk could save lives. Should it be done?
Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it comes with risks.
Foxconn now makes more money from AI servers than from everything else combined
Foxconn crossed a line this quarter that it will not cross back. Its cloud and networking division, the one that builds AI servers, made up
‘It’s still day zero’: Lovable is worth $13.3bn, and the EU just became a shareholder
Lovable is worth $13.3bn and its revenue is tripling. The interesting name on the cheque is the European Union. Lovable has raised $400m at a
Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels
If European states seize vessels with Russian cargo, Moscow will respond in kind ‘wherever necessary’, says Putin.
Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?
Three-quarters of the world has abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, according to Amnesty International.
Woman rescued after 36 hours under rubble in Colombia
A 32-year-old woman was rescued after 36 hours under rubble following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia.
Bedfont® brings respiratory monitoring solutions to ERS with a focus on clinical research
Bedfont® Scientific Limited, a world leader in breath analysis, is excited to be attending this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona.
The coffee advice given to atrial fibrillation patients may deserve a rethink
The DECAF randomized trial found that adults with persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter assigned to drink at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily
How much do nuts matter for blood pressure? This study points to about a handful a day
A meta-analysis of eight prospective studies involving 143,380 participants found that higher nut consumption was associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension. Each 28
Cannabis compounds may weaken glioblastoma response to chemotherapy and radiation
Several cannabinoids reduced chemotherapy- and radiation-induced apoptosis in glioblastoma cell models, with effects linked to reduced apoptotic priming, increased pro-survival signaling, and G1 cell-cycle arrest.
Genetic tool turns soft cancer cells into immune targets
Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine of USC have engineered a remarkable genetic tool that addresses one of
Wisconsin result dents winning streak for Democratic Party’s left wing
Centrist David Crowley is projected to have beaten democratic socialist Francesca Hong, breaking a recent nationwide trend.