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Lung adenocarcinoma, the most frequently diagnosed form of non-small-cell lung cancer, may be influenced by a gene better known for its role in regulating transcription...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, remains one of the most important chronic complications affecting babies born extremely preterm. The condition develops in immature lungs that are...

A new study has brought an unexpectedly ordinary source of exposure into the spotlight: the tap water children drink in homes and child-care settings. Research...

Parkinson’s disease is often introduced through its most visible symptoms: tremor, stiffness and slowed movement. Yet the condition can disrupt mobility in ways that are...

For two decades, photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers have promised to reshape the design of semiconductor light sources used in demanding fields such as defense, aerospace, sensing,...

Biologic medicines have transformed care for cancer, autoimmune disease, migraine, inflammatory disorders and numerous other conditions. Yet their expanding use among women of reproductive age...

In a result that could reshape how scientists understand electron transport in topological materials, researchers have observed an unusual form of quantum oscillation in zirconium...

ARDD 2026 to Bring Aging Biology, Drug Discovery and Global Investment Together at Harvard BOSTON, Massachusetts—August 14, 2026—Alfredo Viegas, managing director of Emerging Markets Equity...

For half a century, scientists have known that some wheat varieties can withstand the Hessian fly, a tiny mosquito-like insect whose larvae can devastate cereal...

BOSTON, Massachusetts—August 14, 2026—Carl Gordon, Ph.D., managing partner at the life-sciences investment firm OrbiMed, will deliver a featured address at the 13th Aging Research &...

Microbial communities may be carrying a hidden record of the temperatures and nutrient conditions in the environments where they live. A new study published in...

A molecule embedded in the energy-hungry tubules of the kidney may hold an important clue to why acute kidney injury can escalate so quickly. In...

Cities around the world are planting trees at an unprecedented pace, yet many continue to grow hotter. Expanding urban canopies can provide shade, store carbon...

Parkinson’s disease has long been described through a familiar biological storyline: abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein, progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, and...

Large language models may soon be able to update what they know without undergoing expensive, full-scale retraining, but a new Perspective argues that current “knowledge...