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For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one central challenge: identifying the right molecules to look for on distant planets and moons. However, a new study has been published natural astronomy It suggests that the answer may not lie in the molecules themselves, but in the hidden patterns that connect them. “We’re showing that life is more than just producing molecules,” said Fabian Krenner, assistant professor of planetary science at the University of California, Riverside, and co-author of the study. “Life also produces organizational principles that can be understood by applying statistics.” Hidden chemical patterns may…

The HGP2 Asia-Pacific Rare Disease Alliance (HGP2 RaDiAnce – APAC) was officially launched on May 10 in Kuala Lumpur. Hi. Dr. Datuk Nor Fariza Binti Ngah, Deputy Director-General (Research and Technical Support), Ministry of Health Malaysia, and Hou Yong, General Manager, BGI Genomics, joined leading experts to discuss urgent priorities in rare disease diagnosis, genomics, and public health responses. The HGP2 Asia-Pacific Rare Disease Alliance (HGP2 RaDiAnce-APAC) was officially launched on May 10, 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During the event, Alliance members co-signed the Joint Declaration of the HGP2 RaDiAnce-APAC Initiative, reaffirming their common commitment to advancing regional collaboration…

At a press conference on April 9, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a $2.2 million settlement after the state said a paint project on a TV tower in Baltimore exposed lead to the area below. (Courtesy of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office) A $2.2 million settlement has been awarded to a paint removal contractor and the company that hired him after a 1,000-foot-tall broadcast tower in Baltimore rained lead paint debris onto homes, parks and child care facilities.The agreement stems from a civil lawsuit filed by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s office, which alleges that Television Tower Inc. (TTI)…

PCOS is dead. Long live PMOS. The one-letter change in the nomenclature for a common metabolic disease in women revealed Tuesday may seem unremarkable, but it comes after more than a decade of intense debate over the need for a name that more accurately and completely describes what was previously known as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). The revised name, Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), was introduced in a paper published in The Lancet and presented at the European Endocrine Society meeting in Prague. Although this was a near-unanimous choice by a panel of clinicians, researchers, and patient advocacy groups, some…

WASHINGTON — Patient groups are fighting for a waiver of Medicaid work requirements, but states’ unusually fast implementation timelines are causing headaches. Federal regulators have until June 1 to tell states how to implement a provision of President Trump’s tax cut bill that requires certain Medicaid recipients to show whether they are working, attending school or volunteering to maintain coverage. If the regulation goes into effect, states would have until January 1 to implement the system. Advocates for people with certain medical conditions are meeting with federal officials to advocate for these patients to be automatically exempted from work requirements.…

The drug kills nearly 500 Americans every day, and in a typical year, it causes more deaths than all infectious diseases combined. Manufactured internationally and domestically and distributed by powerful multinational organizations with vast distributor networks. Its promoters sometimes seem indifferent to its addictive and destructive properties. For decades, centuries in fact, it has destroyed lives, torn families apart, stagnated economies, and killed millions. But alcohol, by far the most popular and most harmful mind-altering substance in the United States, is not considered a public health emergency. Alcohol has become central to American life because it provides social and cultural…

Beer at a ball game tournament. Cocktails at dinner. Champagne toast at a wedding. For most Americans, alcohol is a harmless part of everyday life, so commonplace that we don’t even think about it. But the country’s everyday drugs are also the culprit behind one of the country’s longest-running and overlooked drug crises. Alcohol, especially excessive drinking, causes an epidemic of injury, illness, and death in the United States. Despite recent declines in alcohol consumption, alcohol remains the most deadly drug in the United States, more deadly than opioids, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin. Alcohol kills 178,000 Americans each year and…

When you stop by for your annual checkup, you may be asked questions such as: “How much alcohol do you consume most weeks?” Or, how many days in the past week did you drink alcohol? Or simply “Do you drink alcohol?” Most doctors agree that asking about alcohol consumption and assessing whether drinking is interfering with your physical and mental health is an important part of a medical exam. And there are evidence-backed tools for talking about alcohol consumption, even if it’s just a 15-minute appointment. However, research suggests that alcohol screening and counseling are too often shortened or skipped…

Scientists studying ancient microfossils in Brazil have discovered that structures once believed to be traces left by small animals were actually formed by microscopic communities of bacteria and algae. The discovery challenges previous ideas about when small animals first appeared on Earth and suggests that around 540 million years ago, oxygen levels in ancient oceans may still have been too low to support certain forms of animal life. The study focused on fossils discovered in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state and was published in the journal Science. Gondwana research. Previous studies interpreted the traces as evidence that worm-like creatures…

The cruise ship left Ushuaia, Argentina, in April with plans to take 147 passengers and crew to some of the most remote places on Earth, including Antarctica. But the ship’s voyage, named MV Hondius, was interrupted by a rare virus that killed three people and infected several others. Hantaviruses are an ancient family of rodent-borne pathogens that likely caused disease in humans long before they first appeared in medical records in the 1950s. The virus is transmitted to people through rodent excrement. It is often transmitted through inhalation of dust containing trace amounts of excrement. Andean hantavirus, the strain that…