Stay informed with the latest scientific research broken down by experts into 3-minute Digests.
In 10 seconds? A new study using AI to analyze “DNA fragmentomes” in the blood can accurately detect lung cancer in 94% of patients. The discovery is important because only a small percentage of at-risk US individuals undergo scre...
In 10 seconds? Remember when we likened cancer to an anarchist? Time for our next Cancer 101 Digest and to learn how cancers become ‘immortal’ and wreak havoc by manipulating a protein, called telomerase. Cancer, immortal? Sounds...
In 10 seconds? A new study suggests men infected with COVID-19 may experience poor fertility outcomes but these can be prevented by vaccination. What’s in the study? Researchers analyzed the impact of COVID-19 infection on the sp...
In 10 seconds? Researchers have identified the cells in our eyes that let blue light from smartphone screens disrupt sleep, cause insomnia potentially leading to metabolic diseases or mood disorders. Blue light and sleep? I'v...
In 10 seconds? Cancer has a diabolical trick: it can disable the self-destruct button in our cells that would block its formation. In today’s Cancer 101 digest, we break down the importance of protective self-destruct measures in...
In 10 seconds? A new paper states that three-quarters of the Amazon rainforest has suffered significant harm over the past twenty years due to human activity. The conclusion is that this ecosystem might be reaching a point from wh...
In 10 seconds? One reason cancer is hard to treat is its ability to mutate. In this installment of our Cancer 101 series, Sparrow’s cancer expert will break down what DNA mutations are, what happens when cancer cells mutate and ho...
In 10 seconds? Researchers have found that globally, - despite more men dying from the disease - women were more affected than men by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are disparities between developed and...
In 10 seconds? The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released a new report on 'Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The main message is that the world’s situation is grim, but there is...
