Student suicides in Japan reached a record 538 deaths in 2025, with school-related problems accounting for nearly half of identified motives, as doctors and survivors warn that the return to school after
In a groundbreaking development reported by Nature, scientists have created a broad-spectrum antivenom using antibodies derived from a man who has survived hundreds of venomous snake bites. The new treatment, which also
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A cutting-edge technique that directly edits proteins in living cells is poised to offer revolutionary insights into how proteins function, behave, and interact within the body. This powerful method, based on the
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A team of researchers has discovered that a fungus commonly found in the human gut can significantly reduce disease symptoms in mice. The study, published in Science and reported by Nature, could
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An international coalition of leading virologists has warned that the United States must intensify its response to the year-long H5N1 bird flu outbreak to avert a potential pandemic, according to a report
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A new study by Stanford University researchers warns that measles, a disease once declared eliminated in the United States, is on track to become endemic again within the next two decades if
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As the planet barrels toward breaching key climate thresholds, scientists and policymakers are turning to an increasingly urgent question: can we reverse the damage by removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere?
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A groundbreaking study published today in Nature has upended long-held assumptions about the Phoenicians, the ancient seafaring civilization known for spreading culture and commerce across the Mediterranean for over a millennium. While
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As the World Health Assembly prepares to convene its 78th meeting on May 19, global health leaders face a daunting agenda amid ongoing crises such as armed conflicts, economic instability, and the
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From celebrity biohackers to Instagram influencers, the dream of slowing aging or even achieving immortality has never been trendier. But according to a new survey reported by MIT Technology Review, the booming
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Japan is on the verge of a major breakthrough in medicine, thanks to years of work on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) — a type of cell that can be turned
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In a major development for neurological medicine, two groundbreaking studies published in Nature have shown that stem-cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease are safe and show early signs of effectiveness. The research, carried
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In a historic move, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finalized the world’s first global pandemic treaty—without the participation of the United States. As reported by Nature, the treaty establishes a framework
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A decade after Vincent Stenberg made medical history in Sweden as the world’s first baby born from a transplanted womb, Britain has now celebrated its own historic moment with the birth of
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The sequencing of complete ape genomes marks a significant milestone in genetics, providing researchers with a clearer understanding of what makes humans distinct from other species. This achievement, which has been more
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From the depths of the oceans to the cells in our bodies, an unseen war has been raging for billions of years — between bacteria and the viruses that attack them. This
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