Africa Studio/Shutterstock Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat largely because the early signs are vague, the cancer is highly aggressive, and no screening test exists yet. But the future is starting to look hopeful. When Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced that he has late-stage pancreatic cancer in March 2019, his fans were stunned. The cancer… Read More »
By Jessica Hamzelou Changes in the brain appear to be caused by depression, as well as the other way aroundROGER HARRIS / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Your brain looks different if you have depression. But many of the differences seem to be caused by depression, rather than precede it. When neuroscientists compare the brains of people… Read More »
by Darren Mitchell Combat sports were once seen as something that only men did, but thankfully that attitude is very quickly changing. It’s not just about fighting and competing, in fact, many women take up Muay Thai purely for the health and fitness benefits of the sport. Now you know it’s not all about fighting,… Read More »
Humans have a salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints, new research suggests. Cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by animals such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, scientists have found. The study identified a mechanism for repair that appears to be more robust in ankle… Read More »