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New data shows that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in Americans under 50, with cases rising worldwide due to factors like obesity and diet.
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A study warns that massive space-based data centers, proposed to power AI computing, would be 100 times brighter than the brightest stars and could disrupt astronomy by blocking views and increasing collision risks.
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Researchers identified a genetic variant that protects against blood cancers by fine-tuning a long noncoding RNA, which helps control stem cell renewal.
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Ireland became the 66th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, committing to peaceful and transparent space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and Mars.
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NASA’s STORIE mission will launch to the International Space Station to study Earth’s “ring current”—a doughnut-shaped swarm of charged particles—to better understand space weather and protect satellites and power grids.
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A new study shows that combining electricity and hydrogen networks in Chinese cities can lower costs and emissions, making carbon neutrality more affordable.
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A review in JAMA covers the latest on hepatitis B, from prevention to treatment, giving clinicians a comprehensive guide to managing this infection.
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JWST has discovered a massive, slow-spinning galaxy that existed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging current models of early galaxy formation.
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A new gene therapy shows promising results in a large animal model for late-stage lysosomal storage disease, pointing the way to potential human treatments.
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New research finds that antiretroviral therapy using pitavastatin in people with HIV also helps reduce hypertension, offering extra cardiovascular benefits.
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