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New results from a clinical trial led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), demonstrate how immunotherapy alone can allow people with MMRd cancers to avoid surgery and preserve their quality of life. The results, presented at the 2025 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found that 80 percent of patients did not require surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy after six months of treatment with immunotherapy alone.

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A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function that triggers a pathway that disrupts how cells in the brain turn genes on and off.

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A new study shows that planets bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune are common outside the Solar System. The same international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has also announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star farther out than Saturn is to the Sun.

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Switchgrass has gripped Midwestern soils for millions of years, but soon, the earthbound prairie grass could fly. New studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identify economic and environmental considerations that make switchgrass a candidate for sustainable aviation fuel.

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In a landmark clinical trial, coordinated by the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study at UC San Diego, people at risk for Alzheimer's who exercised at low or moderate-high intensity showed less cognitive decline when compared to those receiving usual care.

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Mount Sinai-led research can transform how hospitals triage, risk-stratify, and counsel patients to save lives

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Building off previous research, a team publishing in ACS Food Science & Technology describes successfully using plant-based ingredients to mimic calamari that matches the real seafood鈥檚 characteristic softness and elasticity.

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An international team led by the University of California San Diego has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin.

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In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope鈥檚 35 years in Earth orbit, NASA is releasing today an assortment of compelling images recently take by Hubble, stretching from the planet Mars to spectacular star forming regions, to a magnificent neighboring galaxy. After over three decades of perusing the restless universe, Hubble remains a household word as the most well-recognized telescope in scientific history. The Hubble mission is a glowing success story of America鈥檚 technological prowess and unyielding scientific curiosity, and a reiteration of our nation鈥檚 pioneering spirit. Perched above Earth鈥檚 blurry atmosphere, Hubble鈥檚 crystal-clear views have been nothing less than transformative for the public鈥檚 perception of the cosmos. Through its evocative imagery, Hubble has made astronomy relevant, engaging, and accessible for people of all ages. Among its long list of breakthroughs: Hubble鈥檚 deep field images unveiled myriad galaxies dating back to the early universe. The telescope

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has officially approved a key safety report related to the fuel that will be used in the KRONOS microreactor, developed by NANO Nuclear Energy.

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A newly identified subtype of Castleman disease will help diagnose and properly treat thousands of patients who have been caught between existing classification systems, marking the first major discovery of its kind in 45 years. "Oligocentric Castleman Disease" (OligoCD) has been found to be a distinct clinical entity, different from the two previously identified classifications of Castleman Disease. The findings, which redefine the understanding of this rare immune disorder that affects an estimated 4,300 to 5,200 Americans, are published this week in Blood Advances by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Mount Sinai-led research can transform how hospitals triage, risk-stratify, and counsel patients to save lives

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Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles or recycling up to 4 million trash bags, suggesting it could have a positive effect on climate change

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Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both

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Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to crops to boost yields, feeding more people and livestock. But when there鈥檚 more fertilizer than the crop can take up, some of the excess can be converted into gaseous forms, including nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that traps nearly 300 times as much heat in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. About 70% of human-caused nitrous oxide comes from agricultural soils, so it鈥檚 vital to find ways to curb those emissions.

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A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, has identified a novel oncometabolite that accumulates in tumors and impairs immune cells' ability to fight cancer.

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Rutgers Health researchers from the Nanoscience and Advanced Materials Center (NAMC) at the Environmental Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) found that wildfire particles created a microclimate effect that worsened pollution exposure.