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Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
Indian astrophysicists using data from the country's Aditya-L1 solar mission have quantified how the Sun's mysteriously hot corona replenishes its energy, finding magnetic field reconnection supplies
Mouse Study: Memories Persist After Half of Synapses Wiped
Mice put into artificial hibernation after learning to fear a specific scent still froze when re-exposed five days later, even after losing more than half the memory-storing synapses in their hippocam
Solar Eclipse Unites Public in Awe, Highlights Scientific Legacy
A recent solar eclipse drew widespread public awe across Britain and parts of Europe, highlighting both the celestial phenomenon’s scientific significance and its power to unite people in shared human
DNA Reveals Women-Run Clans in Pre-Roman Britain
DNA sequencing of over 500 Iron Age burials in northeast England reveals that pre-Roman British society was organized around women, with clans tracing descent through the female line for up to nine ge
Entanglement Proved Essential to Quantum Euler Problem
Researchers have proven that quantum entanglement is indispensable for solving the quantum version of Euler's 250-year-old '36 officers problem' — a finding that bears directly on building error-corre
Kennedy Pushes Addiction Treatment Overhaul in California
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to California to push for changes to federal addiction treatment policy, criticizing the prior administration's handling of the issue.
Neurocrine Rare Disease Drug Faces Post-Approval Safety Scrutiny
A STAT+ analysis from Adam's Biotech Scorecard examines how a Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug, approved after showing modest efficacy in a small trial, faced a worse real-world safety profile
Spain's Total Solar Eclipse Captured in Stunning Photos
Millions witnessed a total solar eclipse on August 12 as the moon's shadow swept from Siberia through the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain — the first such event visible from Spain in ov
Opinion: How to disrupt the health misinformation business model
Oxford researchers analyzed 5.7 million health records to build a statin risk model showing 99.6% of eligible patients face low risk of muscle disorders — a tool intended to counter a booming online m
Cancer Patient Paused Hormone Therapy to Have Baby
A 38-year-old woman diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in 2022 paused her hormone therapy under Dana-Farber Cancer Institute guidance to freeze embryos — and now has a four-month-old son.
Trump's vaccine order splits MMR, eases school mandates
A public health expert warns Trump's executive order splitting the MMR vaccine and pushing states to reconsider school mandates will reduce childhood vaccination, contrasting it with the DRC's largest
California's CalRx Insulin Slow to Reach Patients
California's CalRx affordable insulin program has hit pharmacy shelves but seen zero uptake so far, as Governor Newsom publicly champions the initiative while a San Francisco pharmacist reports she ha
Neurotech startups use 'minimally invasive' with no clear definition
Neurotech startups widely use the term 'minimally invasive' to describe brain implants, but experts warn it's a vague and potentially misleading label that lacks a clear medical definition.
Scotland sees partial solar eclipse through cloudy skies
Skygazers across Scotland experienced mixed viewing conditions during Wednesday's partial solar eclipse, with fleeting breaks in cloud cover offering glimpses of the celestial event despite largely ob
Mammal ancestors were giving birth to live young 236 million years ago
Researchers studying a 236-million-year-old fossil in Argentina found indirect evidence that cynodonts — direct ancestors of mammals — gave birth to live young, pushing the origin of mammalian vivipar
WHO, DRC advance Ebola vaccine trial as outbreak sets pace record
WHO and DRC authorities are advancing talks to launch a Phase 3 clinical trial of vaccines against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, which has caused more than 4,500 cases in northeast DRC in the second-lar
Shambhala Festival's On-Site Drug Lab Lets Ravers Test What They Buy
Shambhala Music Festival in British Columbia runs an on-site drug-checking lab where any of its 23,500 attendees can test substances they just bought and receive harm-reduction advice — a rare harm-re
Running with a stroller seems to reduce the risk of injuries
Running with a pram may actually protect parents from common running injuries, with a new survey finding a 37% lower injury rate among stroller-pushing runners versus those without, likely tied to sho
NASA Swift Gets Software Fix After Loss of Control
NASA's Swift spacecraft received a critical software fix to recover from a loss-of-control event, with the rescue mission potentially returning the observatory to operations.
STAT+ Teases Six-Month Secret AI-Startup Project
STAT+ is teasing a secret AI-startup project that its author has worked on for six months, but the accessible excerpt withholds the company’s name, the project’s substance, and any reported result.
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