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Scientists Discover a Hidden Defect That Could Explain Why IBD Keeps Coming Back   2026-09-08 00:34:20 +00:00 A hidden molecular defect in inflammatory bowel disease may help explain why flare-ups can return even when patients appear well. Even when inflammatory bowel disease appears under control, intestinal cells may remain primed to die. In a WEHI-led study, researchers found this hidden molecular defect in patients with few or no symptoms, and higher levels [...] Read more...   Millions Take Blood Pressure Drugs, but Many May Be Missing Their Heart-Protective Benefits   2026-09-07 23:19:18 +00:00 Blood pressure drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes, but their protection may fade when too many doses are missed. New research presented at ESC Congress 2026 provides some of the clearest evidence yet that consistently taking antihypertensive medication is essential to receiving its cardiovascular benefits. The analysis used randomized trial data to separate the [...] Read more...   Could Alien Life Be Conscious in Ways We Can’t Imagine?   2026-09-07 20:19:29 +00:00 A provocative new paper suggests consciousness may not be unique to Earth and could arise in alien life forms far stranger than we can imagine. A new philosophical paper argues that consciousness may not be exclusive to life as we know it. According to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of [...] Read more...   Scientists Develop a Fruit Wash That Removes Pesticide Residues and Keeps Produce Fresh Longer   2026-09-07 19:04:02 +00:00 A biodegradable wash may help remove surface pesticide residues and keep fruit fresh longer, though more testing is needed before real-world use. Many shoppers follow the same pattern after buying produce: they bring fruits and vegetables home, wash them, dry them, and hope they stay good long enough to eat. Fresh produce, however, can deteriorate [...] Read more...   Scientists May Have Finally Explained Why Astronauts Get Constipated in Space   2026-09-07 15:55:43 +00:00 Many things change in space, including how the intestines function. Constipation is a known side effect of space travel, but until now, little has been known about why it happens. Constipation is a familiar problem for astronauts, but the biological reason it develops during spaceflight has remained uncertain. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen working [...] Read more...   Pomegranates Could Unlock a New Treatment for Heart Failure   2026-09-07 14:40:42 +00:00 A compound produced in the body after eating pomegranates improved heart function by up to 80% in experimental models of a type of heart failure with limited treatment options. For people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the heart can still pump blood but struggles to relax and refill properly between beats. In experimental [...] Read more...   Africa’s Giant Herbivores Were Disappearing Millions of Years Before Humans Could Hunt Them   2026-09-07 11:31:55 +00:00 Africa’s giant herbivores did not simply vanish in a wave of extinctions. Their evolutionary family tree was slowly running out of new branches. A new study suggests that the long decline of animals such as elephants, hippopotamuses, and their extinct relatives was driven primarily by low rates of speciation. Once a giant species disappeared, another [...] Read more...   This Utah Mountain Is Hiding Enough Ice To Fill 600 Olympic Pools   2026-09-07 10:16:31 +00:00 A mountain of loose rock in Utah hides enough ice to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools, revealing that some of the state’s largest frozen water reserves are almost invisible from the surface. Unlike conventional glaciers, which expose broad expanses of ice, rock glaciers resemble slowly shifting fields of broken stone. Their rocky coverings can conceal [...] Read more...   Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Unlock the Brain’s Hidden Learning Potential   2026-09-07 00:11:57 +00:00 Practice may teach the brain a new movement, but what happens immediately afterward could determine whether that skill lasts. Scientists have long known that repetition alone does not guarantee learning. A newly practiced movement must be stabilized through memory consolidation, a process that continues after training ends. New research in mice suggests that signals arriving [...] Read more...

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