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A massive international study could upend 40 years of heart attack treatment. Researchers found that beta blockers--routinely prescribed after uncomplicated heart attacks--offered no real benefit for patients whose heart function remained normal, ...

Generative AI is transforming the workplace faster than ever, but new research from the University of Vaasa suggests the biggest threat may not be AI itself -- it's falling behind in learning how to use it. Researcher Zhe Zhu found that employees who ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how cells behave when division goes wrong. Sometimes a cell successfully copies its DNA but fails to split into two, leaving it with double the genetic material -- a mistake linked to aging, cancer, and ...

A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny creature stunned researchers during a deep-sea . ...

Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice may do more than support heart health -- it could actually reshape the bacteria living in the mouth in ways that help lower blood pressure in older adults. In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that ...

Scientists at McGill University have found a way to supercharge the immune system's natural killer (NK) cells, helping them break through the defenses tumors use to stay alive. By temporarily blocking two proteins, researchers turned these cells into ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern have uncovered a surprising new "master switch" that helps control how much cholesterol the liver sends into the bloodstream. The newly identified protein, HELZ2, works by shutting down the genetic instructions needed to ...

Researchers found that adding bananas to berry smoothies can dramatically reduce the body's ability to absorb healthy flavanols. The surprising discovery shows that even simple food combinations can change how much nutrition your body actually gets.

Scientists have cracked open the "black box" of feline cancer in a landmark study that genetically analyzed nearly 500 cat tumors from around the world. The research uncovered striking similarities between cancers in cats, dogs, and humans -- ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans -- and they're an astonishing 430,000 years old. Buried for hundreds of thousands of years at an ancient lakeside site in Greece, the carefully carved wooden ...