Science

Scientists create tailored drug for aggressive breast cancer

Scientists have used breast cancer cells' weakness against themselves by linking a tumour-selective antibody with a cell-killing drug to destroy…

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‘I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland’: Why nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations -- or 'daymares' -- could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus,…

2 years ago

‘Vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find…

2 years ago

Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior

A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy-like planet WASP-107 b. The revelations,…

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Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses

The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the…

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Ion irradiation offers promise for 2D material probing

Two-dimensional materials such as graphene promise to form the basis of incredibly small and fast technologies, but this requires a…

2 years ago

Clinicians report success with first test of drug in a patient with life-threatening blood clotting disorder

A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, used…

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Modern plant enzyme partners with surprisingly ancient protein

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that a protein responsible for the synthesis…

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Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats

The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet, forecast that global…

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Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse

A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate…

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