Thousands of lives could be saved by combining two cholesterol-lowering drugs, study suggests

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given…

Low-glucose alerts beneficial for insulin-treated drivers with diabetes

For individuals with type 1 diabetes, low-glucose alerts improve the time below range for drivers and reduce the incidence of low glucose while driving, according to a study published in…

Bridging the gap between the cosmic microwave background and the first galaxies

A new image of cosmic microwave background radiation (half-sky image at left, closeup at right) adds high definition from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope to an earlier image from the Planck…

James Webb Space Telescope could find signs of life on alien ‘hycean’ ocean worlds

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could provide the best chance for the James Webb Space Telescope…

High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Biopsies guided by high resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an international clinical trial has shown. The technology, called…

Second TB vaccination boosts immunity in bladder cancer patients and reduces cancer recurrence, pilot study suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccination after surgery helps the immune system fight cancer cells and could greatly improve patient outcomes for the most common…

Bronze Age stone circle discovered in woodland on Farley Moor

Archaeologists from Time Team, working in collaboration with Forestry England, have discovered a 3,700-year-old stone circle on Farley Moor, located in Derbyshire, England. A recent press statement from Forestry England…

Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields

Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission releases its…

Automated insulin delivery improves glycemic control of type 2 diabetes in randomized trial

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Jaeb Center for Health Research conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of automated insulin delivery (AID) in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. AID…

An underwater robotics expert explains what’s involved

Armada 7805, similar to the 7806 vessel that will support the new MH370 search. Credit: Ocean Infinity More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the…