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A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 12, 2026
The video opens with a man in his 80s slumped in a hospital bed, his face hollow as he scrunches his eyes. A jump cut advances the scene three days: the man is alert now, words gathering as he identifies his son. Six months later, he is pictured sitting upright, engaged in conversation. His gaze
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COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 8, 2026
Epstein–Barr virus (coloured electron microscope image) is among several viruses in the body that can be reactivated by severe bouts of COVID-19.Credit: James Cavallini/Science Photo Library A severe bout of COVID-19 can wake up an army of dormant viruses hiding inside the body. That’s according to a study of more than 1,000 people hospitalized with
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Cancer-fighting antibodies with a one-two punch take aim at tumours 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 4, 2026
Bispecific antibodies (orange and yellow, artist’s illustration) grab onto two different proteins rather than the standard one.Credit: Thom Leach/Science Photo Library Cancer-fighting drugs called bispecific antibodies are having a moment. A growing number are making their way into the clinic, and researchers are developing increasingly elaborate molecules with new capabilities. In the past five years,
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When doctors and AI work together, who is responsible? How to establish medical liability 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 29, 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into hospitals and healthcare clinics. However, the benefits of AI tools come with new risks to patient safety and questions about who is responsible when things go wrong. Conventionally, health care responsibilities are clearly delineated. Doctors must provide an established standard of treatment. Institutions must organize safe treatment processes.
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New hope in the fight against cachexia: the deadly accomplice of cancer 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 21, 2026
Mealtime has always been a family affair for the Kochanczyks of Indiana. Dave Kochanczyk loved barbecuing, cooking Polish food, and preparing fresh vegetables from the garden. When he wasn’t in the kitchen, he led an active life, working as an electrical contractor, serving as a volunteer firefighter, and managing the family’s large rural property. Cancer
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Man’s ability to restore sperm after testicular tissue transplant: what scientists think 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 18, 2026
Developing sperm (blue; artificially colored) fill the center of the seminiferous tubules (orange), which form the human testicle.Credit: Susumu Nishinaga/Scientific Photo Library A cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to produce sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles and frozen 16 years earlier, when he was still a
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