Experimental smartphone game quickly identifies patients with depression
An experimental diagnostic tool in the form of a computer game was able to quickly identify patients with depression based on anhedonia, a key feature
Switching to pod-based e-cigarette could improve the odds of quitting smoking
Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, even as rates of cigarette smoking have fallen to an all-time low
Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other
Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Tweety McTreason left Beijing.
US to let DR Congo football team in for World Cup despite Ebola restrictions
The US has banned non-Americans who have visited DR Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entry.
US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany
World Health Organization says death toll from outbreak has risen to 134, as experts warn of continued challenges.
Moon-Venus Conjunction
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA
Deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish discovered near Singapore is a newfound species
Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA
Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?
Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
950-year-old burial of a pet dingo reveals unique archaeological evidence of humans ritually ‘feeding’ a grave
Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and “fed” for the next 500
Sensory nerve signals found to block lung cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system’s response to lung cancer.
New mRNA vaccine strategy dramatically amplifies cancer-fighting T cells
Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines – an
UC Davis scientists identify protein key to male fertility
The causes of male infertility can be hard to diagnose, with many tests failing to detect genetic defects. Sometimes, infertility doesn’t even involve the genes
Click chemistry advances precision oncology by merging imaging and therapyly
Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy often struggle with poor targeting, leading to severe systemic toxicity and drug resistance.
Early neural activity regulates speech-related gene to build communication circuits
Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan have now uncovered how early brain