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Could there be a giant, undiscovered planet in the outer reaches of our solar system? This idea existed even before Pluto was discovered in the 1930s. Prominent astronomers have proposed the planet, which they have named Planet The gravitational pull of an undiscovered planet several times larger than Earth was considered a possible reason for this discrepancy. The mystery was finally explained in the 1990s by recalculating Neptune’s mass, but then in 2016 Caltech astronomers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown proposed a new theory about the possibility of Planet 9. Their theory involves the Kuiper Belt, a huge belt of…

A promising experimental compound developed by researchers at ETH Zurich could offer a new way to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In studies on mice, the treatment reduced nerve cell loss, extended the animals’ lifespans, and targeted biological processes that cannot be addressed by existing Alzheimer’s disease drugs. The compound, known to researchers as Compound 10, is the result of nearly 20 years of research led by Ursula Quitterer, a professor of molecular pharmacology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Long study seeking new Alzheimer’s clues The research began about 20 years ago when Quitterer received a…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (MD, R-Louisiana), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking information from New York City officials regarding a cybersecurity breach that occurred in late 2025 at NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest public health system. The lawmaker is seeking answers from CEO Michael Katz, M.D., about the system’s security protocols, best practices, notification authorities and how to respond to incidents. mayor of new york The Zoran Mamdani government is also mentioned in the June 4 letter (PDF). Cassidy has given officials until June 18th to respond. NYC Health + Hospital notified…

People with high levels of psychopathy tend to define themselves differently depending on which specific traits they possess, and emotional callousness is associated with being less likely to identify with social relationships. A recent study published in Social and Personality Psychology Compass investigated these patterns by testing how different models of psychopathy match how people view their personal identity. Psychopathy is a personality framework characterized by traits such as a lack of empathy, emotional shallowness, and manipulative tendencies. In social interactions, people with high levels of psychopathy often prioritize personal interests over others. They are less likely to follow social…

NASA has released a new update on the ongoing air leak issue within the International Space Station’s Russian Zvezda Service Module. In this issue, cracks in transport tunnels have been causing small air leaks since 2019. The affected area is known as the PrK transport tunnel. NASA and Roscosmos have been monitoring the leak for years while working to uncover its root cause and reduce air loss. Roscosmos has used both temporary and permanent sealants as part of its leak mitigation efforts. 95 Leak rate increases while operation is in progress According to NASA’s latest update, Roscosmos detected a higher…

Artificial intelligence is here to stay in healthcare, and the industry’s biggest companies, such as CVS Health, are making significant contributions to the technology. But deploying AI requires a workforce that is ready for the revolution. Against this backdrop, CVS rolled out its internal AI Learning Academy. The academy aims to educate employees about the real-world applications of technology and how it can impact and improve workflows. This program was built in collaboration with internal human resources and technology leaders. Greg Karanastasis, CVS’ senior vice president of talent development, told Fierce Healthcare that the goal is to build something bigger…

A new study shows that chronic levels of the hormone oxytocin, measured through human hair, may reflect the emotional quality of the mother-child relationship. This study reveals that a reciprocal biological balancing effect may be occurring, with maternal hormone levels compensating when the child’s baseline is at the lower end of the spectrum. These findings were recently published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. Oxytocin is widely recognized as a key chemical messenger involved in social bonding. This neuropeptide is produced deep in the brain in a small region called the hypothalamus and helps regulate many physical and social functions. The…

Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and artificial intelligence-driven health tech company Sophia Genetics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in a precision oncology venture. The goal of the collaboration is to use MSK’s clinical data and Sophia Genetics’ AI platform to create a precision medicine hub for cancer patients around the world, the organizations said in a June 6 announcement. Sophia Genetics’ precision medicine platform has been used to analyze more than 2.5 million cases since 2014, the company said. Additionally, MSK’s in-house next-generation sequencing platform has sequenced more than 150,000 tumor samples since 2014. “This…

MONGWAR, Congo — Dr. Richard Rokudu, medical director of Mongwar General Hospital, receives little compensation for his work on the front lines of one of Congo’s deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks. Rokdu and several of his colleagues work all day long at the hospital, treating the influx of patients. Notifications of suspected infections are received even late at night. “I don’t receive any allowance (and) what happened to others could happen to me,” Rokdu told The Associated Press. “Despite all the infection prevention and control measures we have taken, we don’t know what will happen.” Health authorities believe the outbreak, which…

For many of us, a cup of hot coffee is how we start our day. For Texas A&M Health researchers, it could also provide new ways to control engineered cells in future drugs. A team at Texas A&M Health Biosciences Institute has developed an artificial intelligence-designed molecular switch that uses caffeine to rapidly isolate engineered proteins in living cells and trigger a cellular response on demand. The platform, called CODS (short for caffeinergic dissociation system), could help scientists build safer and more controllable gene and cell therapies. This study Journal of the American Chemical SocietyThe study was led by Yubin…