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Rethinking How ADHD Medications Work

It underscores the importance of considering factors like sleep, motivation, and reward processing when evaluating how well a given therapy is working.

How The Universe Might Fade Into A Dark Eternity

For now, though, the most widely supported view of the universe’s distant future is one of fading light and quiet stillness, a vast cosmic darkness that lasts far longer than anything human history can comprehend.

The Tech Stories That Defined 2025

Looking back, 2025 was a year of both awe-inspiring innovation and thoughtful reckoning with the implications of our accelerating technological future.

Gene Therapy Brings New Hope To Children With A Debilitating Motor Disease

Now, scientists and clinicians have demonstrated dramatic improvements using a modified version of the therapy for patients aged two to 18.

The Breakthroughs That Defined 2025

These stories reflect a year of rapid scientific achievement and push us to think about how emerging technologies will reshape health, communication, machines, and computing in the years ahead.

AI Is Now Designing Proteins And DNA, And Scientists Say Biosecurity Rules Are Urgently Needed

Dangerous designs might slip through existing safeguards and be turned into physical biological agents.

Is 2027 The Year AI And Data Centers Go To Orbit?

The idea of putting data centers in space has moved from science fiction closer to reality.

A Single Injection That Turns The Immune System Into A Cancer-Killing Machine

Researchers are developing a promising new cancer immunotherapy that could transform how certain cancers are treated.

Mini Brains Grow Up And Raise Big Ethical Questions

What began as a scientific curiosity has matured into a research tool that can reveal how the brain develops and functions, potentially opening new avenues for understanding and treating neurological disorders.

The Era Of Private Space Stations Is About To Begin

Low Earth orbit is on the brink of a major transformation. As the International Space Station approaches the end of its operational life later this decade, a new generation of privately owned and operated space stations is preparing to take over.

Defining Cancer Research Stories Of 2025

CRUK gathered the most defining research stories of the year.

ICR Researchers To Contribute To £13.7m Brain Tumour Research Consortium

The researchers will develop and enhance innovative clinical trials. These will focus on new and emerging treatments through precision medicine, where treatments are tailored to an individual's tumour.