| This “Longevity Gene” May Protect the Brain From Aging and Dementia |
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2026-05-18 11:55:36 +00:00
 Scientists have uncovered evidence that APOE2 may help brain cells better withstand stress and age-related damage, revealing a possible biological explanation for its protective effects against Alzheimer’s disease. People with the APOE2 variant of the apolipoprotein E gene are known to have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and are more likely to live longer [...]
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| Scientists Discover Surprising Effect of Ultra-Processed Foods Inside Thigh Muscles |
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2026-05-18 11:20:21 +00:00
 Higher intake of ultra-processed foods was linked to more fat inside thigh muscles, potentially increasing knee osteoarthritis risk. Researchers have found that diets high in ultra-processed foods are linked to greater fat buildup inside thigh muscles in people at risk for knee osteoarthritis. The association remained even after accounting for calorie and fat intake, physical [...]
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| Common Cleaning Chemical Could Triple Your Risk of a Dangerous Liver Disease |
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2026-05-18 10:45:24 +00:00
 Scientists are uncovering a possible connection between everyday chemical exposure and serious liver damage. Most people associate liver disease with heavy drinking or obesity. But researchers are increasingly uncovering another possible threat hiding in everyday life: industrial chemicals that can linger in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and even the clothes we [...]
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| New Brain “Bypass” Technology Could Transform Treatment for Neurological Disorders |
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2026-05-18 08:29:27 +00:00
 A new technology called LinCx allows scientists to create custom electrical connections between neurons with high precision. Researchers say it may help treat disorders caused by damaged brain circuits. Damage to brain circuits plays a major role in many neurological disorders. Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have developed a custom biological “wire” that [...]
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| Physicists Observe Strange Quantum Rotation Effect That Defies Intuition |
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2026-05-18 01:17:11 +00:00
 Researchers discovered that atomic rotations inside a crystal can unexpectedly flip direction while still obeying the laws of angular momentum conservation. An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has directly observed for the first time how angular momentum moves and [...]
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| Europe Was Never a Giant Dark Forest, New 20-Million-Year Study Reveals |
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2026-05-18 00:42:12 +00:00
 A comprehensive new study shows that Europe’s landscapes have been shaped by grasslands and open woodlands for more than 20 million years, suggesting that modern afforestation efforts go against this long-standing ecological pattern. Imagine walking through untouched nature in central Europe 100,000 years ago, or even a million years ago. If you picture a dark, [...]
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| Scientists Discover Bizarre 100-Million-Year-Old Insect With Giant Claws |
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2026-05-18 00:07:13 +00:00
 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug that has claws. Amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region has preserved many fossils that reveal the animal diversity of a Cretaceous forest ecosystem from about 100 million years ago. The deposit continues to produce species that were previously unknown to science. LMU researchers have now identified [...]
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| New Study Challenges What We Know About Consciousness and the Brain |
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2026-05-17 20:43:34 +00:00
 A new study reveals that the brain may continue interpreting language and predicting information even while unconscious under anesthesia. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that the human brain can continue carrying out complex language processing even while a person is unconscious under general anesthesia. The study, published in Nature, challenges long-standing ideas [...]
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| Scientists Discover Ancient “Language Switches” Hidden in Human DNA |
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2026-05-17 20:08:33 +00:00
 Researchers have identified tiny genetic “switches” that appear to play a surprisingly large role in human language ability. Researchers at University of Iowa Health Care have identified specific genetic sequences that play an unusually large role in human language ability. These sequences developed before humans and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor. Jacob Michaelson, PhD, [...]
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| Scientists Discover Testosterone Could Actually Protect Against Deadly Brain Cancer |
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2026-05-17 16:25:42 +00:00
 A Cleveland Clinic study found that testosterone may help limit glioblastoma growth, with supplemental testosterone linked to a 38% lower risk of death in men with the disease. An NIH-funded study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that male hormones linked to development, including testosterone, may help slow the growth of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain [...]
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| Mediterranean Diet May Activate Secret Anti-Aging Proteins Inside Your Cells |
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2026-05-17 15:50:32 +00:00
 The findings highlight a new frontier in “precision nutrition,” where biomarkers could help personalize diets to support better health and longer life. A new study from researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that part of the Mediterranean diet’s health benefits may come from tiny proteins produced inside mitochondria, pointing to a [...]
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| Researchers Found a Surprisingly Realistic Way To Mine Asteroids for Mars |
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2026-05-17 11:52:45 +00:00
 Mining asteroids for metals and fuel may enable sustainable Mars colonies by reducing reliance on Earth-based resources and lowering mission costs. Could the rocks floating through space one day help humanity survive on another world? Scientists are beginning to explore whether asteroids could provide the metals and fuel needed to make Mars habitable. I watched [...]
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| Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship |
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2026-05-17 11:17:36 +00:00
 A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define the future of heavy launch, but Europe could pursue a smaller, more efficient partially reusable path of its own. In the summer of 2023, SpaceX achieved something that aerospace engineers had discussed for generations, even if many did not expect to witness it themselves. Starship, a stainless steel [...]
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| Scientists May Have Solved Two of Fusion Energy’s Biggest Problems at Once |
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2026-05-17 10:42:57 +00:00
 Scientists have demonstrated a new plasma operating regime that could help solve two of fusion energy’s biggest challenges at once. Inside a fusion reactor, matter is heated to temperatures hotter than the Sun and confined by powerful magnetic fields. But keeping this superheated plasma stable long enough to produce usable energy remains one of the [...]
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| Scientists Discover Hidden “Switch” That Burns Fat and Could Treat Bone Disease |
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2026-05-17 04:15:12 +00:00
 A newly discovered fat-burning “switch” could pave the way for future treatments that strengthen fragile bones. Scientists have discovered a molecular “switch” in mice that activates a hidden energy-burning system in brown fat, a breakthrough that could eventually lead to new treatments for bone disease. The research, published in Nature, offers new insight into brown [...]
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| Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Health Alert |
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2026-05-17 03:50:27 +00:00
 A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise is drawing global attention to the Andes strain’s unusual ability to spread between people. A rare and deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has set off an international public health investigation after at least three passengers died and others became [...]
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| New Research Reveals Certain Fats Can Either Trigger or Suppress Cancer |
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2026-05-17 03:25:12 +00:00
 Researchers have discovered that different dietary fats may have dramatically different effects on pancreatic cancer, with some appearing to accelerate tumors while others suppress them. For years, scientists have linked high-fat diets to cancer risk, usually focusing on how much fat people eat. New research suggests the type of fat may be even more important, [...]
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