Fall has officially arrived, and as autumn leaves blaze in vivid colors, there is no better time to plunge into the imaginative world of New York Times best-selling author Matt…
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Cystic fibrosis patients got their ‘miracle drug’ thanks to federal research funding – new Trump administration rules may cut future miracles short
The hardest disease to care for when I was training as a pediatrician in the late 1970s was cystic fibrosis, a disease in which abnormally thick mucus secretions block the…
Carbon capture faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
The UK government warned the Carbon Capture and Storage Association’s (CCSA) annual conference on Tuesday that the fledgling industry should prepare to receive less financial support from taxpayers in the…
I’m a pediatrician and a mom
Four words that parents in the classroom group chat dread to read: ‘My kid has lice.’ Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasites that primarily infest children in childcare, preschool…
Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too
When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking. But the face of lung cancer has changed. Over the past 15 years,…
World Bank and IMF should lead the financial system in responding to the climate crisis
Sandra Guzmán is director at the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC), and Raju Pandit Chhetri is lead climate finance negotiator for the least-developed countries at…
Archaeologists uncover colossal statues of Ramses II in Egypt
Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations in the village of Behbeit El-Hagar, in Egypt’s Gharbia Governorate, have uncovered the remains of two colossal royal statues, believed to depict Pharaoh Ramses II. The…
‘We basically did Top Gun in space.’ Star Trek Starfleet Academy warps back into action in March 2027 for sophomore year in the final frontier.
NEW YORK — Set your phasers to back-to-school, space fans. Star Trek is going back to Starfleet Academy for season 2, and we finally have a release date. The sophomore…
Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves
Summary: Researchers have discovered that alcohol-induced brain dysfunction is actively driven by resident immune cells rather than direct neuronal toxicity alone. Upon heavy alcohol exposure, microglia retract their surveillance branches…
Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development
Summary: Chronic stress during pregnancy fundamentally shifts how the placenta communicates with the fetus, altering vital antiviral immune signaling, cellular energy metabolism, and gene-regulatory programs. These placental changes, confirmed across…
