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The Difference Between Benign and Malignant Tumors

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Breast Cancer Explained: Through Science and Stories

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Immunotherapy in Cancer – A New Hope for Cure

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How Chemotherapy Works to Kill Cancer Cells

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What Causes Cancer? From Genes to Environment

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The Most Common Cancers Worldwide — and How to Catch Them Early

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What Is Cancer? How Normal Cells Go Rogue

VLBA 6.2 GHz images of Mrk 110 from Dec 31, 2021 (color scale) and Feb 2, 2024 (contours). Credit: Wang et al., 2025.

This Silent Galaxy Just Unleashed a Jet That Defies the Speed of Light

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Activating Cravings and Obsessions Could Make Mental Health Treatments Work Better

AI Breakthrough Diagnoses Brain Tumors Without Surgery

Age-related brain connectivity patterns sorted into (A) brainnetome atlas regions and (B) Yeo's 7 networks. For the purpose of illustrating the region-wise and network-wise rsFC patterns, the NBS thresholded edges' regression coefficients are averaged across their respective regions and networks. Credit: Dan et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Study Shows How the Aging Brain Undermines Social Engagement Over Time

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Over-the-Counter Pill Could Protect Diabetic Hearts from Early Damage

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Genetic Mutation Found to Worsen Iron Deficiency in Crohn’s Disease Patients

The toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer (left image) features a small head size (right image), allowing easy access to premolars and molars in the back of the mouth. Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5c00521

Goodbye to Painful Probing as Ultrasound Device Transforms Dental Checkups

The LHCb detector in 2018. Credit: CERN

LHCb Breaks Precision Barrier with Landmark Z Boson Mass Measurement

Corn plants that were watered with the metabolite itaconate grew taller (right) than those that were not (left). Credit: Dickinson Lab, UC San Diego

Tiny Molecule Makes Big Impact on Plant Growth and Human Health

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Can Autoimmune Diseases Be Reversed? What the Research Says

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The Link Between Autoimmune Diseases and Women’s Health

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Multiple Sclerosis: Autoimmunity and Nerve Damage

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How Celiac Disease Damages the Gut

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What Causes Psoriasis? Autoimmune and Skin Connection

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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: When Your Immune System Targets Your Thyroid

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What Is Crohn’s Disease? Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Conditions

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The Science Behind Lupus and Its Flare-Ups

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Rheumatoid Arthritis vs Osteoarthritis: Know the Difference

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What Is an Autoimmune Disease? When the Body Attacks Itself

Artist's depiction of a newly discovered cellular mechanism in which protein droplets safeguard regions of the genome that are notably susceptible to DNA repair mistakes. Credit: Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya

Scientists Discover Protein That Shields DNA and Reduces Cancer Risk

Food science professor Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia, right, and graduate student Andrea Jimena Valdés-Alvarado found the optimal fermentation conditions for several types of legume pulses that significantly increased their antioxidant and antidiabetic properties, along with the volume of soluble protein. Credit: Craig Pessman

Scientists Discover How Fermentation Boosts the Health Benefits of Pulses

Photons in a dielectric resonator (yellow) interact with magnons in a YIG sphere (violet) via a microstrip (gray). This interaction acts as a 'traffic light' for microwave pulses—speeding them up (green) in one direction and slowing them down (red) in the other, controllable by a magnetic field. Credit: Yao et al.

Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Controlling Light Speed with Nonreciprocal Methods

Credit: Journal of South American Earth Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105584

Ancient Moth Scales Found in 236 Million Year Old Dung in Argentina