Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Researchers from Keele University have revealed that retired Olympic athletes are more likely to develop skin cancer and osteoarthritis than the general population. In their…
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Study shines light on major degradation pathways in wide-bandgap perovskite cells
Representative illustration of the work. Credit: Jonathan Parion from Hasselt University A study published in Materials Futures reveals critical insights into the degradation mechanism of scalable, wideband gap perovskite solar…
Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs
All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses…
James Webb Space Telescope images enormous star shooting out twin jets 8 light-years long
A massive star on the distant outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy is seen blowing a powerful cosmic blowtorch in a new image courtesy of James Webb Webb Space Telescope’s…
Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
On Sept. 10, 2025, a federal judge blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to subpoena medical records and other private health information on minors receiving hormone therapy and other gender…
Viewpoint: If activists and trial lawyers have their way, the herbicide glyphosate will be banned. What would that world look like?
As a reminder for the doomsayers, the Environmental Protection Agency classifies glyphosate as “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” With that, let’s turn to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August…
Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman, Wisconsin: An 8‑month‑old girl lost her life when a driver, impaired by cannabis, ran a stop sign and crashed into another…
Study sheds light on hurdles faced in transforming NHS health care with AI
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into NHS hospitals is far harder than initially anticipated, with complications around governance, contracts, data collection, harmonization with old IT systems, finding…
Breathlessness increases long-term mortality risk, finds a study in Malawi
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Program shows that over half of hospital patients with breathlessness had died within a year…
