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Blood tests tracking monocyte aging may help identify mood and cognitive symptoms of depression in women with and without HIV.
A monocyte aging marker tracked hopelessness and anhedonia better than physical depression symptoms in a new study.
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AI analysis of serial face photos linked faster facial aging in cancer patients to worse survival outcomes.
AIAI tool tracks facial aging, and helps doctors gauge cancer riskJoshua Shavit
Stem-like CAR T cells produced strong low-dose responses and less severe toxicity in post-transplant blood cancers.
HealthStudy finds low-dose CAR T therapy can drive complete cancer remissionMac Oliveau
Human evolution is still unfolding through disease, diet, technology, genetic editing, and even the pressures of life in space.
HealthThe next phase of human evolution is already underwayJoseph Shavit
Harvard researchers mapped smell receptors in mice, showing the nose is far more organized than scientists believed.
HealthHarvard researchers discover how the human nose decodes smellsHannah Shavit-Weiner
A handful of roasted coffee beans highlights the natural compounds researchers are studying to better understand coffee’s potential health benefits.
HealthDrinking coffee linked to slower aging and better healthMac Oliveau
PFAS found in newborn blood were linked to higher odds of childhood leukemia in a UC Irvine study.
Health‘Forever chemicals’ in newborn blood linked to childhood leukemiaMac Oliveau
Study finds vivid dreams reflect personal traits, sleep quality, and shared events like the COVID-19 pandemic.
HealthThe dreaming mind doesn’t replay life, it rebuilds itMac Oliveau
When AI becomes the perfect companion, some users say it becomes very hard to quit
AIHow AI chatbots keep you coming back for moreShy Cohen
Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism.
HealthMIT’s self-organizing laser revolutionizes 3D imaging of the brain’s protective barrierMac Oliveau
Duke researchers used AI and health records to predict ADHD risk years before many children receive a diagnosis.
AIAI scan of medical records can spot ADHD risk in children years earlierShy Cohen
Midlife fitness was tied to longer life, fewer chronic diseases, and more healthy years in a long-term study.
HealthBetter fitness in your 40s and 50s linked to a longer, healthier lifeMac Oliveau
Eccentric exercise may build strength and health without exhausting workouts or major muscle soreness, a new review argues.
HealthYou don’t need exhausting workouts to build strength and health, study findsRebecca Shavit
Stanford-led studies found doctors made stronger clinical decisions when paired with AI, especially in structured workflows.
AIChatbots outperform doctors in diagnosing many diseases, study findsShy Cohen
Two Nature studies link healthier adult thymus tissue to longer life and better cancer immunotherapy outcomes.
HealthPreviously irrelevant organ could be key to longer life and better cancer outcomesMac Oliveau
A lab-engineered bean gum from Henry Daniell at Penn Dental Medicine nearly wipes out three microbes tied to head and neck squamous cell cancer—while leaving healthy oral bacteria untouched.
HealthUPenn researchers develop bioengineered chewing gum to fight head and neck cancersMac Oliveau
A Mexican axolotl in Wake Forest University biologist Josh Currie's regeneration lab.
HealthSalamander gene could hold the key to regrowing human limbsHannah Shavit-Weiner