Science

Oxford University scientists have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years earlier than currently possible. In two studies, they identified 618 proteins linked to 19 different types of cancer, including 107 proteins in a group of people whose blood was collected at least…

Part of the reason the James Webb Space Telescope is so sophisticated is that it had to be able to see stars from the earliest periods of the universe—just a few million years after the Big Bang. But a team of students at MIT has discovered that chances are very high…

Spiders use their webs as giant microphones reveals new research that shows how the arachnids weave webs to do more than just trap their insect prey. Scientists at Binghamton University, New York, found that spiderweb silk moves at the velocity of particles in a sound field for highly sensitive, long-distance noise…

A recent study that looked at the effects of European bison on the ability of forests in Romania to store carbon found that these large animals have a ‘heroic’ effect. By increasing the carbon storage potential of forests by 10%, it’s the equivalent of taking 54,000 US gasoline-powered cars off the…

Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago according to a new study. It’s enough to put a bit of spring chicken back into the feet of a silver fox, and the study found that people tended to view being old…

Stem cells are being used more and more widely in treatments across the spectrum of medicine, but a recent breakthrough from Shanghai promises the best may still be yet to come. A senior who had suffered from type-2 diabetes for 25 years hasn’t taken insulin for 33 months after he received…

In a first-ever human clinical trial, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor. The results in four adult patients mirrored those in 10 pet dog patients suffering from brain tumors whose owners…