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Four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO

In 2022, an estimated 7.1 million of 18.7 million new adult cancer cases were attributable to modifiable risk factors. On the eve of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, outlined new

MIT's new brain tool could finally explain consciousness

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technology that can precisely stimulate