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Supreme Court lets mifepristone be mailed, sold
A Supreme Court order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restores nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone via mail, pharmacies and telehealth, halting a lower‑court ban that had fo
Arginine Supplement Cuts Alzheimer’s Amyloid Buildup
Researchers at Kindai University found that the cheap, over‑the‑counter amino acid arginine can curb amyloid‑β aggregation and brain inflammation in both fruit‑fly and mouse models of Alzheimer’s. The
UCB to acquire maker of antibody treatments for autoimmune diseases
Amid tightening U.S. immigration rules that are driving researchers abroad, biotech investment remains robust: UCB is buying Candid Therapeutics for $2.2 bn to add bispecific antibodies for autoimmune
MIT Maps 3D Structure of Relaxor Ferroelectric
MIT researchers have, for the first time, mapped the three‑dimensional atomic arrangement of a relaxor ferroelectric, revealing nanoscale charge patterns that overturn prior models and open pathways t
STAT+: Biotech raises $42 million to run Huntington’s disease trial
Latus Bio secured $42 million to launch its first human trials, targeting Huntington’s disease with a gene‑therapy approach while also advancing a CLN2 disease program slated for data by year‑end. Bac
Creatine Powers Brain and Heart, Not Just Muscles: Review
A new comprehensive handbook on creatine reveals the compound's role extends well beyond muscle building, with potential benefits for brain function, heart health, and conditions like Parkinson's and
NYU study finds blood test detects early depression
A New York University study reveals that a simple blood test measuring monocyte aging can flag depression before emotional symptoms surface, offering an objective diagnostic tool. The finding, publish
Weight loss drug Ozempic linked to lower depression and anxiety risk
A massive Swedish registry study of nearly 100,000 people found that GLP‑1 drugs, especially semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy), cut psychiatric hospitalizations, depression, an
Cochrane: anti‑amyloid drugs ineffective raise swelling
A new Cochrane review of 17 trials involving over 20,000 early‑stage Alzheimer’s patients finds that anti‑amyloid drugs provide no meaningful cognitive benefit and raise the risk of silent brain swell
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks May 5-6
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower, composed of ancient dust shed by Halley's Comet, peaks on the night of 5–6 May, with skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere favored and Northern Hemisphere observers co
Astronomers Find 27 New Circumbinary Planets
Astronomers have uncovered 27 new candidate planets that orbit binary stars, using eclipse timing variations to bypass traditional transit limits and potentially raising the known count of circumbinar
NHS cancer jab could save patients hours in hospital
NHS England is swapping hour‑long Keytruda infusions for a one‑minute injection, a change praised by patients like 86‑year‑old Shirley Xerxes and championed by cancer director Prof Peter Johnson. The
Big Dog Ranch Rescue Saves 1,500 Beagles from Ridglan
Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy purchased 1,500 beagles from Wisconsin’s Ridglan Farms, moving the first 300 dogs to safe care after police used tear gas on protesting activis
Three Dead in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise
Three people died and at least three others fell ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-operated cruise ship stranded off Cape Verde as it sailed from Argentina.
UCC Study Maps How Coffee Reshapes Gut and Brain
Researchers at University College Cork have mapped how both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee alter gut bacteria, mood, and cognition, with decaf improving memory and caffeine sharpening focus — fi
Infrasound Raises Stress Hormone, Irritability in Lab
A small Frontiers experiment shows that exposure to inaudible 18 Hz infrasound in a lab setting can raise the stress hormone cortisol and increase irritability, even though participants cannot conscio
Trump’s NASA Budget Cut Faces Congressional Rejection
After NASA’s historic Artemis II lunar flyby, President Trump’s push to slash the agency’s budget by 23% met fierce congressional resistance. Lawmakers advanced a $24.4 billion plan to preserve scienc
Scientists found the brain doesn’t start blank, it starts full
Researchers at ISTA led by Peter Jonas and Magdalena Walz showed that newborn mice’s hippocampal CA3 network is initially a dense, random web of connections that later prunes itself into a streamlined
Physicists Reexamine Boltzmann Brain Paradox
Physicists at the Santa Fe Institute have built a formal framework that shows the Boltzmann‑brain paradox may stem from circular reasoning about entropy and time. Their analysis suggests our memories
AI-Generated Podcasts Hit 35.4% of New Feeds
A recent analysis shows that AI‑generated podcasts now make up 35.4% of all newly launched feeds, signaling a swift shift in audio content creation. This surge aligns with tech giants like Google expa
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