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Rare ‘ambidextrous’ protein breaks rules of handedness: Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.

Autistic people communicate just as effectively as others

Five major advances in anal and rectal cancer treatment with radiotherapy

Political left is more trusting of climate scientists than right. This divide is worse in wealthier democracies and English-speaking nations

Home washing machines fail to remove important pathogens from textiles

Weight-loss drugs cut alcohol intake by almost two-thirds, Ireland study suggests: Individuals who took liraglutide or semaglutide for weight loss reduced their alcohol consumption by almost two-thirds in four months

Cell death discovery could lead to next-gen drugs for neurodegenerative conditions

Archaeologists combine cutting edge research techniques to shed light on the treatment of individuals with disabilities in the late Middle Ages

Limited evidence suggests calorie restriction may slightly reduce depressive symptoms in people with elevated cardiometabolic risk

In many countries, males are more likely than females to get sick and die and less likely to get medical care from three common conditions, according to a new global study involving people of different sexes and ages with hypertension…

Research shows higher temperatures were associated with a 45 percent increased likelihood of a sleeper experiencing Obstructive Sleep Apnea on a given night

Two-week radiotherapy proven as safe and effective as eight-week course for prostate cancer

Researchers have developed a compact, high-repetition-rate proton accelerator that uses millijoule-class lasers and leverages pre-pulses to generate megavolt energy protons, potentially enabling practical applications in fields like cancer therapy and materials science.

Happiness can come from either within or from external influences

Scientists discover key to taming unrest at Italy’s Campi Flegrei

Researchers discover impaired mitochondrial quality control in skeletal muscle — driven by overactive dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1) and disrupted deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs)—contributing to insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes

Temperature-controlled switch activates sperm, is key to fertility

Vegetation changes accelerated climate shifts during the late Miocene, study finds: New research reveals that shifts in plant life played a key role in speeding up major climate changes during the late Miocene…

Health care workers, firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds: Firefighters had higher concentrations of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and health care workers had moderate elevations of PFAS in their blood when compared with other essential workers.

Researchers have discovered that active glasses- disordered materials with self-driven components- can self-regulate their brittleness through internal activity, offering insights into biological tissue mechanics and the development of adaptive metamaterials.

Focal brain damage leaves people more open to being influenced by impulsive others

Parents with alcohol-related diagnoses are twice as likely to maltreat children

Police officers fire more shots than civilians in homicides, research shows

New analysis of U.S. school shootings finds all shooters easily accessed the firearms they used

New study shows that people are more open-minded than we assume

More Americans finding faith outside church

Engineers uncover a new way to stop electronics from overheating

Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought

Over 1 in 5 boys and men in Canada and US may meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder. Yet they remained overlooked

Democrats are more likely to trust their personal doctors and follow their doctors’ advice than Republicans, new research finds