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NHS staff slept and falsified records as patient was killed
An inquest has concluded that 34-year-old Hugo Flint-Cahan was unlawfully killed at an east London NHS mental health unit where staff slept and falsified observation records on the night he was strang
Physicist Bars Revives Two-Time Physics for Black Holes
Physicist Itzhak Bars has revived his "two-time physics" framework — first proposed in 1998 — arguing that information falling into a black hole passes through the singularity rather than being destro
Faster Biological Aging Linked to Early-Onset Cancer Rise
Researchers at WashU Medicine found that younger generations are biologically aging faster than earlier cohorts at the same chronological age, and that acceleration is linked to a higher risk of early
Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks
A USC-led study of 459 older adults in India found that the brain's short-range white matter wiring can buffer cognitive decline even as gray matter shrinks, with language ability showing the stronges
Wild dogs complete record 2,485-mile mate trek
Three brother African wild dogs completed a record 2,485-mile dispersal across Zambia — the longest mate-seeking journey ever tracked in an African land mammal — though other GPS-collared pack members
Wearable catches hidden nighttime hypertension cause
A wearable skin-sampling device revealed that patients with primary aldosteronism experience bursts of aldosterone secretion during sleep — a pattern routine daytime blood tests miss, potentially expl
Two new superionic ice phases found for Neptune and Uranus
Researchers have identified two new superionic phases of ice stable under extreme pressure and heat, potentially solving why Neptune and Uranus have tilted, off-centre magnetic fields that no existing
Low Vitamin D Linked to More Pain After Mastectomy
A study of 184 women found that vitamin D deficiency tripled the odds of moderate post-surgical pain and significantly increased opioid use after mastectomy for breast cancer.
Zambians warned not to eat dead wildlife after anthrax kills dozens of animals
Zambian authorities are warning the public not to eat meat from dead wildlife after an anthrax outbreak killed dozens of animals and infected at least 12 people in Muchinga province.
NOAA discovers nine new sponge species off Alaska
Scientists have identified nine previously unknown deep-sea sponge species in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, raising Alaska's known sponge count to 232 and underscoring how much of the r
Definium's LSD Therapy Eases Anxiety in Second Trial
Definium Therapeutics reported its LSD-based drug DT120 significantly reduced anxiety in a second late-stage trial, with a 5.1-point advantage over placebo on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, positi
Novo Nordisk Rebrands as Novo Amid Turnaround Push
Novo Nordisk is rebranding to simply "Novo" with the slogan "Lasting Health Starts Now" as part of a turnaround push after falling behind Eli Lilly in the obesity market and watching its stock slide n
Opinion: Restoring public trust in science doesn’t have a simple solution. That’s OK
The presidents of the Dana and Greenwall Foundations argue in STAT that rebuilding trust in science requires community engagement, not better messaging, citing a UCLA project whose helicopter noise re
The GOP’s $50 billion rural health fund is coming up short, hospital leaders say
Hospital leaders say the $50 billion rural health fund Republican lawmakers created to offset $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts has been reshaped by federal officials into a transformation-grants program w
Why the Universe's Constants Appear Fine-Tuned for Life
A reflection on cosmology's fine-tuning problem — why dozens of fundamental constants appear precisely calibrated for life — prompted by a total solar eclipse the author witnessed off Greenland's coas
Catch Venus and Crescent Moon in Monday Sky
Venus and a young crescent moon made their closest approach around lunchtime on Monday, posing a spotting challenge for UK evening skywatchers who needed a clear south-western horizon and caution to a
Two mitochondrial signals fuel 'zombie' cell inflammation
Researchers have identified two converging mitochondrial pathways by which senescent 'zombie' cells sustain chronic inflammation during aging, and showed that blocking one pathway with the drug CTPI-2
Popular sweetener byproduct damages DNA in human cells
Initial 2023 findings that sucralose-6-acetate damaged DNA in lab experiments and disrupted gut barriers have been complicated by 2026 regulatory assessments and follow-up studies that concluded the s
Pharma Deals May Cut Trump MFN Savings by 80%
A new analysis suggests secretive deals between the Trump administration and more than two dozen pharmaceutical companies could slash projected savings from its "most-favored nation" Medicare drug pri
Guardian Science Weekly live episode tackles 'AI psychosis'
The Guardian's Science Weekly recorded a live episode at the London podcast festival on 3 September, with Ian Sample and Michael Safi examining the phenomenon dubbed 'AI psychosis' — people who believ
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