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A new study of patients with colorectal cancer is challenging one of the most counterintuitive observations in cancer epidemiology: the so-called obesity paradox. In many...

Artesunate, a drug best known for its lifesaving role in malaria treatment, may have a second life as a targeted therapy against hepatocellular carcinoma, the...

BOSTON, Massachusetts—August 14, 2026—Aging research is moving rapidly from a largely academic pursuit into one of the most consequential frontiers in drug development, and the...

BOSTON, Massachusetts—The global aging-research community is preparing for a major meeting in Boston this fall, where scientists, pharmaceutical executives, biotechnology founders, clinicians, and investors will...

Encephalitis in children can begin with symptoms that seem psychiatric, behavioral, or nonspecific: sudden anxiety, insomnia, confusion, seizures, abnormal movements, speech loss, or a dramatic...

A cellular recycling system has emerged as a potential early intervention point in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study reporting that autophagy induction...

For decades, machines have been trained to recognize speech, classify environmental sounds and analyze music as separate technical problems. A new review argues that this...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but that familiar image captures only part of their importance. These organelles also regulate calcium, redox...

A new artificial intelligence platform designed to detect the electrical faults that can ignite wildfires has received a 2026 R&D 100 Market Disruptor Award, placing...

A large cohort study of 13,585 insured Black and White patients with endometrial cancer has found that racial disparities in survival were substantially greater among...

BOSTON, MA — August 7, 2026 — Christophe Weber, the former chief executive officer of Takeda, will join an international lineup of pharmaceutical executives, biomedical...

Recovering gold and other valuable metals from discarded electronics, mine tailings and industrial waste could soon require far less chemical waste, thanks to a new...

BOSTON, MA — August 14, 2026 — The global effort to turn aging biology into medical intervention is entering a more consequential phase, as researchers,...

A newborn who arrives only a few weeks early may appear close to full term, but a new report in Pediatric Research is drawing attention...

Wheat researchers have identified a naturally occurring genetic variant that could help the crop withstand drought, one of the most urgent threats facing global food...