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Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death in Americans under 50, and experts are pointing to lifestyle factors like obesity, antibiotic use, and Western diets as possible drivers of this alarming global rise.
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A newly discovered genetic variant in a long noncoding RNA called HOTSCRAMBL fine-tunes blood stem cell activity, offering a natural protective effect against certain blood cancers by limiting runaway cell growth.
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NASA’s STORIE mission, set to launch to the International Space Station, will use a unique inside-out view to study Earth’s ring current—a doughnut-shaped swarm of charged particles—helping scientists better predict space weather that can disrupt satellites and power grids.
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JWST has captured one of the first detailed looks at a massive, ancient galaxy that stopped forming stars just 2 billion years after the Big Bang, revealing a surprisingly slow-rotating and highly evolved structure.
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Researchers have identified a molecule called SLC38A4 that helps the liver’s immune cells, Kupffer cells, eat away cancer cells, opening up a new potential treatment pathway for stopping the spread of tumors to the liver.
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NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing for a radical new aircraft wing design—a long, thin wing supported by trusses—that could dramatically improve fuel efficiency for future passenger jets.
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A study using the UK Biobank found that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds accumulate multiple long-term health conditions at a faster rate, especially in the early stages of disease progression.
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Scientists have created flexible, piezoelectric films made of chitosan—a natural material—that can release drugs on demand when activated by ultrasound, a technology that could enable precise, non-invasive treatments.
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