Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

In this photo provided by researchers in January 2024, Dr. Yilai Shu examines a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, after a…

Music’s Healing Notes: Traits Trump Genre for Stress Relief

Summary: Specific characteristics of music, rather than genre, play a crucial role in stress recovery. The research, involving 470 participants, identified that stress-relieving songs often share common features, regardless of…

Health care workforce turnover increased after pandemic

There was an increase in health care workforce turnover after the pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in JAMA Health Forum. Karen Shen, Ph.D., from Johns Hopkins…

NASA collaborating on European-led gravitational wave observatory in space

The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, led by ESA (European Space Agency) with NASA contributions, will detect gravitational waves in space using three spacecraft, separated by more than a…

Immunotherapy post-surgery found to improve overall survival for kidney cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in…

Observing a new clock systematic shift

Atomic dipoles on a lattice interact to produce an observable spatially varying frequency shift (shown as blue to red). Credit: Steven Burrows/Ye Group In a new study published in Science…

Robot shows how dinosaurs flapped feathers to scare prey

Solar System Had 9 Planets. Maybe It Still Does?

Some of us remember August 24 2006 like it was yesterday. It was the day Pluto got booted from the exclusive “planets club.” I (Sara) was 11 years old, and…

Jade mask discovered in pyramid tomb of Maya King

Archaeologists have discovered an intact jade mask in the tomb of a Maya King at Chochkitam, a little-known Maya polity in northeastern Peten, Guatemala. Contemporary inscriptions indicate that Chochkitam was…

Nasal Lymphatic Network Crucial for Brain CSF Drainage

Summary: Researchers discovered a crucial network of lymphatic vessels at the back of the nose, which significantly contributes to draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain. This study reveals a…