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A large clinical trial found that pairing eflornithine with lomustine helps people with recurrent grade 3 IDH-mutant astrocytoma live longer and delay tumor progression.
A new drug combination extends survival for patients with recurrent grade 3 astrocytoma, offering rare hope in aggressive brain cancer care.
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Laboratory experiments reveal that silicon and carbon mixed into iron could explain why seismic waves behave differently across Earth’s inner core.
SpaceSilicon and carbon in iron may explain the onion-like layering of Earth’s inner coreJoseph Shavit
Tripedalia cystophora image shown. Tripedalia maipoensis and Tripedalia cystophora are very closely related box jellyfish within the same genus, Tripedalia.
DiscoveriesNew box jellyfish species has 24 eyes and can see in all directions at onceJoshua Shavit
UCLA researchers developed an AI tool that finds undiagnosed Alzheimer’s using health records while reducing racial disparities.
HealthNew AI Tool identifies undiagnosed Alzheimer’s cases and reduces racial gapsShy Cohen
Scientists have discovered a single-celled amoeba that grows at temperatures once thought impossible for complex life, pushing the known limits of eukaryotic survival.
DiscoveriesA heat-loving amoeba smashes the temperature record for complex lifeRebecca Shavit
A new study finds that a 30-second ECG from a smartwatch can estimate age within three years, pointing to a safer way to verify age online.
DiscoveriesSmartwatch heart signals may offer an accurate and safe way to verify age onlineShy Cohen
An illustration of a Jupiter mass planet migrating through a protoplanetary disk.
SpaceTidal discovery offers new insight into how ‘hot Jupiters’ formedJoseph Shavit
A new study reveals that Ret finger protein acts as a molecular accelerator for fat cell growth, shaping obesity and metabolic health.
HealthRet finger protein behaves like a hidden accelerator for obesity, study findsMac Oliveau
An artist’s impression shows a black hole’s accretion disc with its inner region wobbling as the orbiting material shifts orientation around the central object.
SpaceAstronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by EinsteinJoseph Shavit
Green ImpactScientists find trapped heat beneath Greenland — impacting ice sheet motion and future sea level riseMac Oliveau
New research suggests life began in sticky gels that protected early chemistry before cells existed.
HealthLife may have begun in sticky gels long before the first cells formedRebecca Shavit
Study findings suggest the history of the terrestrial atmosphere, spanning billions of years, could be preserved in buried lunar soils.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the Moon over billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
Large U.S. and Chinese studies show that restoring normal blood sugar in prediabetes cuts heart deaths and hospitalizations by more than half.
HealthLowering blood sugar may cut heart death risk in half — helping over a billion prediabetics worldwideMac Oliveau
A massive young planet orbiting two tightly bound stars has been directly imaged for the first time at solar system–like distances
SpaceAstronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observedJoseph Shavit
New research shows counties with higher rates of insufficient sleep consistently have shorter life expectancy
HealthUS county-level study links poor sleep to reduced life expectancyRebecca Shavit
A single tooth found among dinosaur bones in North Dakota reveals that some of the largest sea reptiles also ruled ancient rivers.
DiscoveriesMosasaur tooth fossil reveals giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater riversJoshua Shavit
Scientists have uncovered a massive hidden rock layer beneath Bermuda that may explain why the island still sits high above the Atlantic seafloor.
DiscoveriesScientists Find Massive Hidden Rock Layer Beneath BermudaJoshua Shavit