Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid even though President Donald Trump has previously…
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Gut microbes that convert sugar into vital short-chain fatty acids point the way to novel therapeutics
A Kobe University team found that glucose is excreted into the small intestine, where bacteria transform it into short-chain fatty acids. Credit: Kobe University Gut microbes that were thought to…
It’s axiomatic among environmentalists that plastic packaging is a sustainability disaster. Hard science and life-cycle analysis say that’s not true
Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared to other packaging materials, according to a new study. The findings suggest that although there are major…
Autoimmune diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long-term damage to physical and mental well-being
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A “chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication” is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as…
‘America First’ on the moon? US must ‘dominate’ in space, acting NASA chief says during lunar landing
As a private lunar lander closed in on the moon early Sunday morning (March 2), poised to make history with the first fully successful landing, NASA’s acting chief Janet Petro…
Can making the NHS cleaner slow the spread of disease?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Several weeks ago, I visited a local NHS urgent care center with my toddler on what might be called a semi-annual pilgrimage related to having a…
Two lunar landings in a week for NASA’s private moon fleet
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface, when the first-ever private lander touched down…
Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers reported having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday. In a series of posts on the social platform X, the company…
China signals renewed tech sector support, but concerns linger
The Alibaba logo is seen outside its offices in Beijing in February 2025. A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming…
‘We’re on the moon!’ Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander just etched its name into the history books. Blue Ghost aced its touchdown try early this morning (March 2), becoming just the second private…
