A common gout drug may unexpectedly lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a major new review A commonly used and affordable medication for gout may help lower the risk of heart ...

In a first-in-human phase 1/2a clinical trial, researchers used adult stem cells to help restore vision in people with age-related macular degeneration. In the United States, age-related macular degen ...

A new study shows that hypertension quietly disrupts brain cells and blood-vessel integrity well before blood pressure spikes. Hypertension can begin harming blood vessels, brain cells and white ...

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

A new study finds that AI’s energy demands may have a much smaller climate impact than expected, with hints that AI could even accelerate greener technologies.

Evidence from key archaeological sites suggests a major cosmic explosion may have reshaped the climate and ecosystems of the late Pleistocene. Scientists are expanding the evidence supporting the idea ...

AI-powered chemical analysis uncovered faint biological fingerprints in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, pushing back the origins of oxygen-producing life.

A new clinical trial explored whether raising cellular NAD⁺ levels with high-dose nicotinamide riboside could influence lingering neurological and physical symptoms in long-COVID. Millions of people ...

A new study indicates that glioblastoma becomes less aggressive after treatment with resveratrol and copper, a potentially game-changing finding that could pave the way for a radically new approach to ...

Lowering arsenic in drinking water can slash mortality by up to 50 percent, even for people exposed for decades.

A study shows that bumblebees can be trained to tell the difference between long and short light flashes. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered, for the first time, that an ...

A long-term deep-sea experiment revealed that a crucial species failed to appear where it should have thrived. In many horror films, the most unsettling moments come from creatures that can't always ...