Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four exoplanets, all belonging to the HR 8799 system, located 130 light-years from…
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Melsonby Hoard: Yorkshire find reveals secrets of Britain’s ancient elites
A remarkable Iron Age hoard, unearthed in a Yorkshire field, is prompting archaeologists to…
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Mindblowing AI breakthrough can detect cancer 99% of the time
Endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australian women—and one of the hardest to catch. But a new breakthrough in AI cancer detection is pushing accuracy levels to an unprecedented 99 percent, giving doctors a major…
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New Drug Delivery System Could Reduce GLP-1 Shortage and Make It More Efficient
Shortages of GLP-1 medications, like Ozempic and Wegovy, are common occurrences. These shortages will likely continue into the future and will make it hard for patients dealing with Type 2 diabetes and obesity to receive consistent treatment.
At…
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Tiny Crystals Could Reduce Injections and Pain for Drugs Like Contraceptives
Thanks to an innovative “depot” injection approach from a team at MIT, long-lasting shots could become a lot less painful. Involving the injection of tiny, drug-delivering crystals suspended within a solvent, the team’s method could deliver…
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Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
As concerns over Earth’s limited resources continue to grow, some entrepreneurs are eagerly looking beyond our planet to establish the next big business venture: asteroid mining. The prospect of setting up mining operations in space holds the…
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Modern Tech Helps Reveal Mysteries of the 2,300-Year-Old Bashiri Mummy
Before his discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, it’s rumored that Howard Cater, the renowned Egyptologist, discovered another mummy in 1919. Known as either the Bashiri Mummy, the Mummy of Pacheri, or the “untouchable one,” this…
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Tuberculosis, Once Associated With the Victorian Era, May Be on the Rise Again
Tuberculosis (TB) is mostly forgotten, but certainly not gone. We often associate TB with bygone times. In 1882, the consumption, as it was often called then, killed one in seven people in Europe and the U.S.
The disease traveled by coughing;…
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New Surgery for Prostate Cancer Could Reduce Some Unwanted Side Effects
It’s a rite of passage that fills men of a certain age with dread: the digital exam for prostate cancer. But suffering prostate cancer is even worse — especially since the treatments come with the chance that the patient will experience…
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How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe
Genetic testing company 23andMe, once a Silicon Valley darling valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Sunday as it prepares for a sale of the business. CEO Anne Wojcicki, who cofounded the company in 2006, has also…
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