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AI System Succeeds in Diagnosing Rare Diseases by Combining Clinical Data, Genetics, and Medical Literature

A new AI system published in Nature can diagnose rare diseases by integrating clinical data, genetic information, and medical literature searches. The system provides its underlying reasoning, helping doctors understand its conclusions. For patients who often wait years for a diagnosis, the technology could dramatically shorten the diagnostic odyssey.

Shingles Vaccine Found to Cut Major Cardiac Events by 46% in High-Risk Patients

Research shows the shingles vaccine may double as a heart protector, cutting major cardiac events by 46% and deaths by 66% within a year in people already at high cardiovascular risk.

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AI System Succeeds in Diagnosing Rare Diseases by Combining Clinical Data, Genetics, and Medical Literature

Shingles Vaccine Found to Cut Major Cardiac Events by 46% in High-Risk Patients

UK Biobank Completes Unprecedented Human Body Atlas With Over One Billion Medical Scans

High Seas Treaty Enters Into Force, Protecting Nearly Half the Planet's Surface

Historic High Seas Treaty Enters Force, Creating Legal Framework to Protect Nearly Two-Thirds of the World's Oceans

Guam Kingfisher Flies Free for First Time in Over 40 Years After Being Declared Extinct in the Wild

Amazon Deforestation Drops 50% in 2023 as Brazil Restores Environmental Protections

Scientists Complete First Atlas of Every Cell Type in the Human Brain

Finland Named World's Happiest Country for Seventh Consecutive Year

Harvard and MIT Achieve First Error-Corrected Quantum Computing With 48 Logical Qubits

Humpback Whale Population Rebounds to Pre-Whaling Levels in Major Conservation Victory

MIT Engineers Develop Solar-Powered Desalination System Producing Fresh Water at Record Low Cost

AI Models Can Now Predict Risk for Over 1,000 Diseases Before Symptoms Appear

Wheelchair Basketball League Shatters Attendance Records With 2 Million Fans

World's Museums Make One Billion Artifacts Freely Accessible Online

New Sodium-Ion Battery Stores Twice the Energy and Can Desalinate Seawater

Breakthrough CRISPR System Could Reverse the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

Shingles Vaccine and Two Common Medicines Could Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease

New NK Cell Therapy Offers Hope to Reduce Daily Drug Needs for People Living with HIV

10 European Countries Pledge €9.5 Billion for North Sea Wind — Enough to Power 143 Million Homes

AI Learns Better When It Talks to Itself: "Mumbling" Breakthrough Opens New Frontiers

India AI Summit 2026 Showcases How AI Is Already Saving Lives in Healthcare Where Doctors Are Scarce

Ocean Expedition Discovers 120 New Bioluminescent Species in the Deep Sea

CRISPR Sickle-Cell Cure Now Available in 30 Countries After WHO-Backed Rollout

Global Ocean Cleanup Initiative Reaches Halfway Mark With 100,000 Tonnes Removed

UK Gene Therapy Breakthrough Slows Huntington's Disease Progression by 75%

Heart Attack Deaths Have Dropped by Nearly 90% Since 1970, Stanford Study Finds

Green Sea Turtle Removed From Endangered List After Decades of Conservation Efforts

Shape-Shifting Molecular Devices Could Revolutionize AI Hardware

70 Is the New 60: Research Shows People Are Living Healthier and More Active Later Lives

Chinook Salmon Swim in Oregon's Chiloquin Basin for the First Time in 100 Years

Global Ocean Treaty Becomes Law as 79 Nations Ratify Historic High Seas Agreement

Meta Releases Llama 3 Completely Free: Most Powerful Open-Source AI Model Levels the Playing Field

Brazilian Molecule Polylaminin Could Reverse Spinal Cord Paralysis — Clinical Trials Approved

Global Ocean Treaty Enters Force High Seas 2026

79 Nations Ratify Global Ocean Treaty to Protect the High Seas

Stanford Breakthrough in Optical Cavities Could Help Quantum Computers Scale Up

Massive Seagrass Restoration Creates Ocean Carbon Sinks

DNA Confirms Dragon Man Skull Belonged to Mysterious Denisovan Lineage

World's First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving in the Ocean

Apes Show Ability to Imagine in 'Tea Party' Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited

School Theater Programs Make Powerful Comeback, Boosting Student Mental Health

Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the US Over the Last Century

Seagrass Meadows Make Comeback, Capturing Carbon 35 Times Faster Than Rainforests

Research Declares 70 Is the New 60 as Older Adults Live Healthier Than Ever

Self-Healing Roads: Scientists Develop Asphalt That Repairs Itself

Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Coral Spawning in Decades

Global Ocean Treaty Enters Force: 79 Nations Unite to Protect High Seas

Scientists Develop Heat-Resistant Coral That Survives Warming Oceans

New Treatment Slows Parkinson's Progression by 50%

Hundreds of Ponds Restored in Iowa Bring Endangered Fish Back, Along with Hundreds of Species

New Gene Therapy Slows Huntington's Disease Progression by 75%

Science Confirms: Viewing Art Reduces Stress and Inflammation

Europe's Largest Oyster Reef to Transform English Coast

Cancer Survival Rates Have Doubled in 50 Years: We're in a 'Golden Age' of Treatment

20 Years of Cancer Research Raises Survival Rates to 7 in 10

Simple Amino Acid May Be the Difference Between Life and Death from Illness

Polar Bears Are in Better Physical Shape Than 25 Years Ago, Despite Sea Ice Losses

Think Society is in Decline? Research Gives Us Reasons to Be Cheerful

Police Officers Use Google Translate to Help Woman Deliver Baby in Car

13-Year-Old Makes 'Superhuman' Swim to Save Family Swept Out to Sea

Cherry Crops Kept Safe from Diseases Thanks to Tiny Kestrel Hawks in Michigan

Record Number of Endangered Right Whale Sightings Gives Scientists Hope

Green Sea Turtle Removed From Endangered List After Decades of Conservation

Melbourne Researchers Make Major Breakthrough in Search for HIV Cure

Japanese Researchers Make Astonishing Progress Toward Lab-Grown Teeth

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 2025

Australian Researchers Crack Solar Panel Recycling, Recovering 97% of Silver Without Chemicals

Aviation Emissions Could Be Halved by Removing Premium Seats, Oxford Study Finds

Scientists Discover Two New Subtypes of MS in Exciting AI-Powered Breakthrough

Coco Gauff's 2025 Season Cements Her as Tennis's Next Great Champion

Assisted Fertilization Is Reviving Disappearing Coral Reefs Across the Caribbean

Surgeons Perform First Successful Bladder Transplant in Medical History

Researchers Map Climate Safe Havens That Are Most Resilient to Global Warming

French Polynesia Creates World's Largest Marine Protected Area

Open-Source AI in 2025: Smaller, Smarter Models Are Making Advanced AI Accessible to All

French Polynesia Establishes World's Largest Marine Protected Area

Bridge RNA Technology Enables Gene Edits of Nearly 1 Million DNA Bases

Green Sea Turtle Downlisted from Endangered to Least Concern After Decades of Conservation