Genetic research identifies rare DNA changes causing common heart valve defect
New clues from genetic research may help explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth.
Lower grip strength in early pregnancy linked to risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. In addition, HDP can lead to fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and
Elevated Lp(a) levels associated with residual cardiovascular risk
New data analyzing more than 20,000 patients from three major NIH studies show that elevated Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is associated with residual cardiovascular risk and warrants
The Day of the Trifid Nebula
NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first captured in 1997. The telescope leveraged almost
Study reframes Hodgkin lymphoma as a cancer of failed cell development
For the first time, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that Hodgkin lymphoma cancer cells from patient samples are immune cells stuck in an “identity
Scientists identify new inflammatory mechanism to treat chronic health conditions
A protein long understood to drive inflammation by producing nitric oxide has a second, previously unknown role – it physically binds to another key protein
Elite footballers show ancestry-related differences in cardiovascular evaluation
Elite footballers of Black ethnicity show important ancestry-related differences in cardiac adaptation.
Preliminary model developed to improve cardiovascular risk prediction in Latin America and the Caribbean
A preliminary model to improve the prediction of cardiovascular risk in Latin America and the Caribbean was presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the
Drinking coffee alters your microbiome, mood, and memory
Coffee consumption influences the microbiota-gut-brain axis, affecting cognitive performance and emotional regulation through complex biological pathways.
CBS journalists blindsided as parent company hosts private dinner ‘honoring’ Trump: report
CBS News journalists were reportedly stunned after their own network’s parent company hosted a private dinner honoring President Tweety McTreason, as it seeks federal approval
‘Irony’: Ex-Trump aide to sit with AP journalists who sued him for correspondents’ dinner
A former Trump aide planning to attend a major press event will have to sit with a group of journalists who sued him. Taylor Budowich
Germany’s sovereign AI hope changes hands
As Europe seeks to assert its technological independence from the US vendors Aleph Alpha, once seen as Germany’s sovereign AI hope, is the target of
Agent Mode is now available in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up workers’ output. The new features, announced
Austrian man finds out his grandfather was a Nazi in just a few clicks. He’s encouraging others to do the same
Thanks to a new online tool from the German newspaper Die Zeit, it only took Christian Rainer a few seconds to confirm what he’d long