Lung evolution shaped body size limits in early land vertebrates
The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two major groups of living land vertebrates-amniotes
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Stard7 plays unexpected role in intestinal cancer development
A new study led by researchers at the University of Liège highlights the unexpected role of Stard7 in the development of intestinal cancers.
Tumor microenvironment drives resistance to ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer
Tumors driven by cancer-driving KRAS mutations are often susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that can be harnessed for cancer therapy.
Music boosts vivid mental imagery while traffic noise changes where the mind goes
Music and traffic noise both changed how people imagined a simple journey, but they did so differently: music boosted vividness, positive tone, imagined time, and
Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans
Latest Science on Origins of SARS-CoV-2
Science continues to support a much higher likelihood of of a natural origin for SARS-CoV-2 than a “lab leak.” The post Latest Science on Origins
Microplastics and pharmaceuticals designated as contaminants in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step
Northumbria University spinout earns CE mark for breath sampling device
A medical device company spun out of Northumbria University has reached a significant milestone — receiving CE marking for a breath sampling platform that peer-reviewed
NCCN grants funding to five oncology leaders of the future
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)-an alliance of leading cancer centers-announces the 2026 recipients for the annual NCCN Foundation® Young Investigator Awards.
Blood-based test could personalize treatment for patients with HPV-associated throat cancer
Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) are
Prince William praises £20m milestone for Bowelbabe fund
The Bowelbabe fund, set up by Dame Deborah James in 2022, helps to support Cancer Research UK.
Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governor
Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication
Study introduces biomarker to characterize aggressiveness of brain tumors
Researchers from the Biomedical Data Science Laboratory (BDSLab) at the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València have developed a new method based on
Occasional heavy drinking poses major risk to liver health
People may assume that if they drink lightly during the week or month, heavy drinking on the occasional Friday or Saturday may not cause their