A Rutgers biochemistry professor explains how omega-6 fatty acids found in Western diets can activate cellular growth pathways in certain breast cancers.

Liver transplants are becoming a new treatment option for certain colorectal cancer patients whose cancer has spread to their liver and are ineligible for other surgical options. This innovative approach is providing hope to colorectal cancer patients who otherwise are often faced with a grim prognosis.

Revolutionary balloon and stent procedure reduces recovery time from weeks to days, transforming treatment for patients with mechanical heart pumps.

1 April 2025/Mindelo/Kiel. Today, the German research vessel POLARSTERN sets sail from the subtropical Mindelo, Cabo Verde, on a special expedition. On board are 13 Master’s students from West Africa, who will experience marine research at first hand during the two-week voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany. They will be joined by experienced scientists from different countries and disciplines. The “Floating University” is taking place for the third time under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and contributes to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the WASCAL programme (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use).

Cornell University researchers are helping to transform portions of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, transit system into a seamless, artificial intelligence-powered network where buses, shuttles, electric cars and bikes work together to provide the most efficient routes – all at the push of a button.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products, like cigars and pipe tobacco, which would be a major step in addressing the public health concerns of smoking and tobacco use in the United States. In the following Q&A, Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and of psychiatry and behavioral health at the Penn State College of Medicine, discussed the role of research in public policy making and what the science says about the benefits of lowering nicotine levels in tobacco products.