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Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA To Form Memories That Can Last A Lifetime

"Our findings suggest that inflammation in certain neurons in the brain's hippocampal region is essential for making long-lasting memories."

Elon Musk Doubles Down On Mars Dreams And Details What's Next For SpaceX's Starship

SpaceX has done some early work on what needs to happen once Starships arrive at the red planet.

Exploding Stars Are Rare-But If One Was Close Enough, It Could Threaten Life On Earth

For a dying star to have any effect on life on our planet, it would have to go supernova within 100 light years from Earth.

A Universal Vaccine Against Any Viral Variant? A New Study Suggest It's Possible

This vaccine strategy is "Broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus, and safe for a broad spectrum of people,"

AI Links Gut Microbiome To Alzheimer’s

Researchers have also linked metabolites to a range of other conditions including heart disease, infertility, cancers, autoimmune disorders, and allergies

Alzheimer’s Risk Associated With Stressful Life Events During Childhood And Midlife, Study Finds

It underscores the potential for early interventions that could target specific life periods to reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk.

NIH Researchers Develop AI Tool With Potential To More Precisely Match Cancer Drugs To Patients

Proof-of-concept study analyzed a newer technology known as single-cell RNA sequencing.

Immunotherapy Developed To Localize Cancer-Killing Molecules

A new immunotherapy has been developed that localizes cytokines to tumors for weeks.

£1.7 Million For The World’s First Vaccine To Prevent Lung Cancer

The scientists developing this lung cancer vaccine will first use lab tests to see if it successfully triggers an immune response. And if the results are positive, the vaccine will move straight into a clinical trial.

How Does Cancer Treatment In The UK Measure Up To Other Countries?

Overall, people in the UK were treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than in comparable countries, and patients 85 and over were the least likely group to receive these treatments.

Study Suggests Tumour Microenvironments Could Predict Cancer Progression

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have revealed that examining the immune cells in the environment surrounding a tumour could help predict cancer progression and treatment response.

New Research Suggests 10% Increase In Bowel Cancer Cases By 2040

If trends in bowel cancer continue at the current rate, the number of people diagnosed with the disease will rise from 42,800 to 47,700. The estimated death tally from the disease would reach 2,500.