| A Simple Vitamin May Hold the Key to Treating Rare Genetic Diseases |
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2026-05-10 11:55:16 +00:00
 A new study suggests that certain genetic diseases may be treatable with carefully matched vitamins, including a deadly childhood disorder that responded strikingly to vitamin B3. Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have taken an unusual route in the search for treatments for deadly genetic diseases. Rather than choosing a disease first and then looking for a [...]
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| Your Muscles Remember Inactivity – and Aging Makes It Worse |
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2026-05-10 11:20:10 +00:00
 New research suggests muscles remember past inactivity at the molecular level. Muscle loss, or atrophy, caused by inactivity can begin surprisingly fast — even after just days of bed rest, injury, or reduced movement. For older adults especially, these periods of inactivity can trigger a downward spiral of weakness, slower recovery, loss of independence, and [...]
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| Scientists Think the Real Fountain of Youth May Be Hiding in Your Gut |
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2026-05-10 10:45:04 +00:00
 Scientists are uncovering surprising links between aging and the trillions of microbes living in the human gut. Scientists are investigating whether the key to aging well may lie in the gut microbiome. Early findings suggest microbes could affect everything from inflammation to lifespan, opening new possibilities for future treatments. People once searched for the Fountain [...]
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| Scientists Just Exposed a 300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Mistake |
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2026-05-10 03:27:04 +00:00
 The “world’s oldest octopus” was actually a 300-million-year-old fossil impostor hiding its secret in tiny teeth. A fossil long celebrated as the world’s oldest octopus has now been revealed to be an entirely different marine animal. The 300-million-year-old specimen, which even appeared in the Guinness Book of Records, was misidentified because of changes that happened [...]
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| Ravens Don’t Follow Wolves, They Predict Them |
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2026-05-10 02:52:02 +00:00
 When wolves bring down prey in Yellowstone National Park, ravens often appear almost immediately. Long before the predators finish feeding, the birds gather nearby to grab scraps of meat. Their ability to locate fresh kills so quickly has puzzled observers for years, leading many people to assume that ravens simply follow wolves across the landscape. [...]
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| This Common Knee Surgery May Be Doing More Harm Than Good |
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2026-05-10 02:17:06 +00:00
 A 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY trial, which was controlled with placebo surgery, found that partial meniscectomy does not improve patients’ symptoms or function. Partial meniscectomy, a procedure that trims a degenerated meniscus, is among the most frequently performed orthopedic surgeries worldwide. Although its use has dropped sharply in Finland in recent years, the operation [...]
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| Scientists Discover a New Way To Control Metals at the Atomic Scale |
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2026-05-09 22:46:13 +00:00
 The discovery could help make electronics faster and more energy efficient. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a new way to change how a metal behaves electronically by controlling atomic-level interactions at the boundary where two materials meet. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that interfacial polarization can shift the [...]
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| Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero |
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2026-05-09 22:11:16 +00:00
 The technology could support advances in high-speed communication systems, sensing tools, biological materials, and medical technologies. Researchers at McGill University have created a new device that produces phonons, which are particles associated with sound, under extremely cold conditions. The work could help pave the way for phonon lasers, a technology with potential uses in communication [...]
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| Scientists Discover 42 “Ghost Pages” From Ancient New Testament Manuscript |
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2026-05-09 21:36:14 +00:00
 A team led by Professor Garrick Allen has recovered hidden text from 42 lost pages of Codex H, offering a rare glimpse into one of the most important early New Testament manuscripts. An academic team led by Professor Garrick Allen at the University of Glasgow has recovered 42 missing pages from Codex H, one of [...]
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| New Pill Lowers Stubborn Blood Pressure and Protects the Kidneys |
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2026-05-09 17:19:09 +00:00
 A new experimental drug lowered blood pressure and sharply reduced signs of kidney damage in people with chronic kidney disease. Baxdrostat, an investigational pill designed to block production of the hormone aldosterone, showed encouraging results in people facing a difficult and dangerous combination: chronic kidney disease and uncontrolled high blood pressure. In a Phase 2 [...]
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| New AI Blood Test Detects Silent Liver Disease Before Symptoms Appear |
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2026-05-09 16:44:10 +00:00
 An AI-powered blood test that analyzes DNA fragments could detect silent liver disease long before symptoms begin. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered liquid biopsy that may identify liver fibrosis and cirrhosis long before symptoms appear. The test studies genome-wide patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments [...]
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| Humans May Have Hidden Regenerative Powers, New Study Suggests |
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2026-05-09 16:09:14 +00:00
 Researchers have successfully regenerated skeletal and connective tissue, although the new tissue was not perfectly formed. The result demonstrates a critical step forward in limb regeneration. For centuries, scientists have viewed the inability to regrow lost body parts as a major biological limit for humans and other mammals. Salamanders and some other animals can regenerate [...]
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| Your Brain Starts Overloaded Then Cuts Itself Down for Better Memory |
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2026-05-09 13:38:43 +00:00
 Your brain may build memory not by adding connections, but by cutting them away. The hippocampus is one of the brain’s most important regions for memory and navigation. It helps convert short-term experiences into lasting memories, allowing people to learn from and build on past events. Researchers led by Magdalena Walz, Professor for Life Sciences, [...]
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| Scientists Discover Hidden Methane Source Beneath Every Major City |
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2026-05-09 13:03:49 +00:00
 Scientists have discovered that urban sewers may be a surprisingly significant source of methane emissions. Methane ranks behind carbon dioxide as the world’s second most important greenhouse gas. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition estimates that human-caused methane emissions are responsible for nearly 45% of current net warming, making methane a major driver of climate [...]
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| Scientists Just Solved the Mystery of Why Crabs Walk Sideways |
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2026-05-09 12:28:16 +00:00
 Crabs may owe their famous sideways walk to one evolutionary event that happened 200 million years ago. Researchers have uncovered new evidence about how crabs evolved their famous sideways movement, suggesting the unusual walking style first appeared about 200 million years ago. The findings, published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, are based on the [...]
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| This New Memory Technology Could Make Devices Last Months on One Charge |
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2026-05-09 02:04:02 +00:00
 Researchers created a tiny memory device that improves as it gets smaller, breaking a key limitation in electronics. This could lead to longer battery life and more energy-efficient devices. Have you ever felt your phone heat up after extended use or watched the battery drop at the worst possible time? A major reason is the [...]
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| Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy |
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2026-05-09 00:26:42 +00:00
 A newly developed therapy inspired by bacteria residing within tumors offers a different way to combat cancer by targeting how tumor cells produce energy. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have designed a new cancer treatment by borrowing a strategy from bacteria that live inside tumors. Instead of attacking cancer cells directly, the approach [...]
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