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Bright pink granite boulders dotting the dark volcanic peaks of West Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a surprising discovery. Beneath the Pine Island Glacier is a huge chunk of granite, some 100 km wide and 7 km thick, about half the size of Wales in the UK. For decades, these unusual rocks have baffled researchers. High on a mountain ridge, they seemed out of place, raising questions about where they came from and what they reveal about Antarctica’s past and future. Dating ancient rocks of the Jurassic period A research team led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)…

It feels like everyone is talking about microplastics. Trends in web searches, scientific papers, and news headlines have steadily increased over the past decade and have significantly spiked in the past two years as evidence of plastic particles in the human body.In a world full of plastic particles, have you ever stopped and really thought about how these discoveries make you feel? Ambiguous? anger? Fed up? Nervous?As a science communicator, I know that sometimes facts alone don’t communicate. To personalize my connection to plastic pollution, I turned to art. It’s about creating a collage that connects us with the microplastics…

Women who stop menstruating before they reach age 40 have a significantly higher risk of coronary heart disease over their lifetime, a new study reports, and the risk is even more pressing as black women are three times more likely to experience premature menopause than white women. It is not known why this reproductive transition is associated with a 40% increased risk of heart attack. The study, published Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology, did not distinguish between what causes risk and what is a sign of risk. Nevertheless, the authors argue that it remains clear that early menopause should be part…

As interest in the cancer-fighting potential of radiopharmaceuticals continues to grow, companies have made a flurry of investments in recent years to manufacture nuclear medicine and secure the supply of radioactive isotopes that support nuclear medicine. TerraPower Isotopes (TPI), founded by Bill Gates, currently produces actinium-225 (AC-225), which is derived from legacy U.S. nuclear materials, and is investing nearly $500 million to become the “world’s largest distributor” of this rare and promising ingredient. TPI on Wednesday announced plans to build a flagship AC-225 manufacturing facility in Philadelphia’s Bellwether neighborhood. The $450 million East Coast plant will join another U.S. TPI…

The Trump administration has set its sights on its next goal: eliminating health care fraud. President Trump on Monday announced the creation of a task force dedicated to combating fraud, waste, and abuse in all federal benefits. On Tuesday, the administration expanded its Medicare and Medicaid fraud investigation to Republican-led Florida. Mehmet Oz, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a former television star, has become the face of the administration, releasing numerous videos, social media posts and regulations touting the agency’s efforts to stamp out fraud in industries such as hospice, home health care and durable…

A powerful new real-world data platform has the potential to change the way scientists predict and understand Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia (AD/ADRD), reports a new study by collaborators at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, School of Nursing, University of Miami, and University of Chicago. The project, known as the M3AD Research and Real-World Data Metaplatform, represents one of the most comprehensive efforts to date to use large-scale clinical data to advance precision aging research and accelerate discoveries in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The research will be…

good morning. As I told STAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Burke, I’ll try any pizza at least once. But for now, let’s drink coffee and read the news. “Scientists listening, don’t pay attention to the hype.” Andrew Harnik/Getty Images That was NIH Director Jay Bhattacharyya speaking before the House Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday. Despite the slow pace of grant awards, Mr. Bhattacharyya pledged that the agency would spend its entire budget by the end of fiscal year 2026. “I will use what I am allotted,” he said. “We are in the process of identifying good projects and grants have already been awarded.” Read…

Panic buying doesn’t just respond to a shortage, it creates one. And lessons learned during COVID-19 remain important in preventing future buying frenzy, according to behavioral scientists at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Dr Karina Luhn, a researcher in health and behavioral sciences at UniSC, says panic buying is driven less by who people are and more by how risk and social behavior is communicated during times of uncertainty. “We saw this clearly during COVID-19,” said Dr. Luhn, whose collaborative research was published in a paper in 2016. behavioral science“Reducing Panic Buying During a Crisis Lockdown: A Randomized Controlled…

The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) and Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) are industry-recognized metrics that summarize overall cardiovascular health. A new study demonstrated an inverse association between these indicators and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in postmenopausal women. Obesity and systemic inflammation showed partial statistical mediation of these associations. The research results will be published online today. menopauseJournal of the Menopause Society. Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide. This risk increases significantly after menopause due to hormonal changes, metabolic changes, and aging blood vessels. Therefore, comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular health status is…

Humans cannot survive without lungs. However, one patient was able to survive for 48 hours without them. In a report published in Cell Press andsurgeons detail how they removed a man’s severely infected lung and used an “artificial lung” system to keep him alive until a double lung transplant was possible. The case highlights the potential for new ways to keep critically ill patients alive while they wait for organ donation. Life-threatening cases of ARDS and organ failure “He was in critical condition. As soon as we arrived, his heart stopped beating. We had to perform CPR,” said lead author…