A new immunotherapy drug has shown promise for safely treating prostate cancer.
Almost half of the patients in the trial saw their tumour shrink after taking the drug, and the majority of patients experienced a marker of prostate cancer halved.
A pioneering study led by Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos, a biomedical scientist at Mexico’s Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), has yielded promising results in the fight against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes nearly 99% of cervical cancer cases worldwide.
Nobel laureate invents machine that harvests water from dry air.
Omar Yaghi’s invention uses ambient thermal energy and can generate up to 1,000 litres of clean water every day.
China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink
More than 66 billion trees have been planted in northern China to date
A pioneering study led by Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos, a biomedical scientist at Mexico’s Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), has yielded promising results in the fight against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes nearly 99% of cervical cancer cases worldwide.
Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds
A Spanish scientist, Mariano Barbacid, has cured pancreatic cancer in mice. A Cure in animal is a major step toward potential cancer treatment in humans.
Whether it be singing, dancing or crafting, engaging in the arts is good for our health, and we're beginning to understand how this behaviour affects our biology
When the human body is hungry, it eats itself, removing all sick and ageing cells.
After about 14-16 hours without food, the body initiates a sophisticated cellular cleanup process, recycling damaged components and eliminating dysfunctional cells.
Good News: Study Shows That Most Men Are Not Toxic.
A new study investigated how common toxic masculinity is. Here's what it found.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
“Imagine calling yourselves the ‘master race’ but forgetting to secure your own website — maybe try mastering to host WordPress before world domination,” wrote hacker Martha Root.
Oxford University research has revealed that, in countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and across Western Europe, adopting a vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian diet could slash your food bill by up to one-third.
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
Oxford University research has revealed that, in countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and across Western Europe, adopting a vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian diet could slash your food bill by up to one-third.
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
Scientists Discover Neural Basis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
A couple in Wales have won £1 million on the lottery, for the second time. The odds of a second win were calculated at 24 trillion to one.
When they first won in 2018, they gave away much of their prize money.
Scientists left cinderblocks in a barren part of the sea. 3 months later they were ecstatic.
Snakes' mind-bending 'heat vision' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone
Scientists Solve Pancreatic Cancer Mystery: Key Driver of Unusually Deadly Spread Identified
A massive study has revealed the cause of gout for many. Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much bigger role in the painful arthritic condition than previously thought. The discovery may open pathways to new treatments.
Synesthesia is several times more frequent in musicians than in nonmusicians
