A new experimental approach is rethinking how cancer treatments reach their targets. Mayo Clinic scientists are exploring an unusual but promising strategy to treat one of the deadliest bile duct cancers by turning milk into a microscopic delivery system for gene therapy. Their work focuses on cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer that is often diagnosed late […]
Milk Nanoparticles Could Revolutionize Treatment for Deadly Bile Duct Cancer
A new experimental approach is rethinking how cancer treatments reach their targets. Mayo Clinic scientists are exploring an unusual but promising strategy to treat one of the deadliest bile duct cancers by turning milk into a microscopic delivery system for gene therapy. Their work focuses on cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer that is often diagnosed late […]
Scientists Reveal Why a Common Drug Causes Birth Defects and Autism
Researchers investigating a widely used medication have uncovered an unexpected cellular process that may interfere with early brain development. A medication widely used to control epilepsy, migraines, and bipolar disorder has long carried a serious warning for pregnant patients. Valproic acid is known to increase the risk of birth defects, but scientists have struggled to […]
A Medieval Japanese Diary Just Helped Scientists Detect a Dangerous Solar Event
A new technique using tree-ring carbon data and historical records uncovered a solar event from 1200–1201 CE, offering insights into past solar activity and improving space weather predictions. On Earth, intense solar activity often shows up as colorful auroras that appear harmless. Beyond the protection of our planet’s magnetic field, however, the Sun can become […]
A Medieval Japanese Diary Just Helped Scientists Detect a Dangerous Solar Event
A new technique using tree-ring carbon data and historical records uncovered a solar event from 1200–1201 CE, offering insights into past solar activity and improving space weather predictions. On Earth, intense solar activity often shows up as colorful auroras that appear harmless. Beyond the protection of our planet’s magnetic field, however, the Sun can become […]
Humans Returned to Britain 500 Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought
A modest rise in summer temperatures may have been enough to bring humans back to post-ice-age Britain centuries earlier than expected. The return of humans to the British Isles following the retreat of the last ice sheet, which once covered much of the northern hemisphere, occurred around 15,200 years ago, roughly 500 years earlier than […]
250-Million-Year-Old Egg Solves One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries
Discovery of a Lystrosaurus embryo inside an egg proves early mammal relatives laid eggs and survived mass extinction through rapid development and resilient reproductive strategies. A new fossil discovery is offering fresh insight into one of Earth’s most remarkable survival stories while resolving a long-standing mystery. Lystrosaurus, a tough, plant-eating ancestor of mammals, became widespread […]
Living With Roommates Might Be Changing Your Gut Microbiome Without You Knowing
A new study reveals that close social relationships can drive the transfer of gut microbes, independent of shared surroundings. Living with friends or family may subtly influence your gut bacteria, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Research on a population of small island birds found that individuals share more of […]
Living With Roommates Might Be Changing Your Gut Microbiome Without You Knowing
A new study reveals that close social relationships can drive the transfer of gut microbes, independent of shared surroundings. Living with friends or family may subtly influence your gut bacteria, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Research on a population of small island birds found that individuals share more of […]
Living With Roommates Might Be Changing Your Gut Microbiome Without You Knowing
A new study reveals that close social relationships can drive the transfer of gut microbes, independent of shared surroundings. Living with friends or family may subtly influence your gut bacteria, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Research on a population of small island birds found that individuals share more of […]