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Oncologists Are Rethinking How They Adopt New Cancer Treatments, Report Shows
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Nearly 90% of clinicians reported prescribing at least one newly approved drug or indication in the past year; however, there is a parallel shift toward prescribing fewer new agents overall.
Scientists Discover Lung Cancer's 'bodyguard System', And How To Disarm It
Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Certain lung cancer cells become highly resistant to treatment after developing mutations in a key gene called EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor).
Quick Workouts Can Halt Bowel Cancer, Study Finds
Posted in Medicine on 26th Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Short bouts of exercise can protect against bowel cancer, according to a study, giving researchers hopes for new cancer treatments.
Breakthrough For Prostate Cancer Patients As NHS Now Offers Life-extending Drug
Posted in Medicine, Science on 26th Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Thousands of men in England living with advanced prostate cancer are poised to benefit from a new life-extending drug, talazoparib, which has been approved for NHS use.
Rethinking How ADHD Medications Work
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Science on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Hardware, Online, Popular Stories, Science, Software on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Popular Stories, Science, Software on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Jan, 2026
by Alexander Muller
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?
Posted in Hardware, Science on 28th Dec, 2025
by Alexander Muller
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
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2025
by Alexander Muller
Researchers are developing a promising new cancer immunotherapy that could transform how certain cancers are treated.