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Why Night Owls May Feel More Anxious: Study Points to Loneliness After Dark

Many people naturally prefer staying up late and sleeping later in the morning. These individuals are often called "night owls" or evening types. While society...

The Vitamin B12 Debate: Why More Is Not Always Better

Vitamin B12 has long been viewed as one of the body's most important nutrients. It helps maintain healthy nerves, supports the production of red...

Poor Sleep May Be Hurting Your Joints More Than You Think

Most people know that getting enough sleep is important for energy, mood, memory, and overall health. However, scientists are increasingly discovering that sleep affects...

The Best Amount of Strength Training for a Longer Life

Many people know that regular exercise is good for their health, but a common question remains: how much exercise is enough to make a...

Asteroid dirt is fluffier than we thought

The strength of gravity is different on every body in the solar system. Whether it's the crushing weight of Jupiter or the miniscule pull of...

New laser-treated metal could help keep satellites cool in space

Keeping satellites cool in space is a major challenge. Unlike on Earth, where heat can escape into the surrounding air, space is a vacuum. This...

90–120 Weekly Minutes of Strength Training May Help Lower Death Risk

For years, health experts have encouraged people to exercise regularly to protect their hearts and improve overall health. Walking, cycling, swimming, and jogging have...

Magic Mushroom Compound Could Help People Whose Depression Won’t Go Away

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. It affects how people feel, think, and function in daily life. While...

New mRNA Vaccine Could Lower Skin Cancer Death Risk

Scientists have reported promising long-term results from a study that combines a personalized mRNA vaccine with a leading immunotherapy drug to help stop melanoma...

New Way to Control Dangerous Artery Plaques in Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's biggest killer, responsible for millions of deaths every year. Most heart attacks and strokes can be traced back to...

Compound in Beans and Nuts May Help Heal Leaky Gut

A growing number of scientists believe that many health problems may begin in the gut. The digestive tract is home to trillions of microbes...

Weight-Loss Drugs May Help People Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery

Researchers are discovering that a group of popular medications originally developed for diabetes may offer benefits that go far beyond blood sugar control and...

AI Blood Test May Predict Vision Loss in Diabetes Years Before Symptoms

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health challenges in the world. More than half a billion people are currently living with the disease, and...

Why So Many People Quit Blood Pressure Medicine—and Which Drugs Cause the Fewest Problems

Millions of people around the world take medication every day to control high blood pressure. These treatments can dramatically lower the risk of heart attacks,...

A New Blood Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Earlier and More Easily

For many families, Alzheimer’s disease begins with small changes that are easy to overlook. A person may forget appointments, struggle to find the right words,...

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Sodium-ion batteries may challenge Tesla’s technology at a lower cost

A new study suggests that sodium-ion batteries, a newer type of rechargeable battery, could one day become a cheaper alternative to the lithium-ion batteries...

How Giant Galaxies Burned Bright and Died Young In the Early Universe

One of the biggest mysteries in astronomy is why some of the largest galaxies in the early universe stopped making stars surprisingly early in...

Red Dwarf Stars Caught Devouring Earth-Like Planets

Astronomers have discovered some of the clearest evidence yet that stars can consume their own planets. In a new study published in the journal Monthly...

Something just passed between us and a distant star

On the night of 18 December 2019, a star in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, briefly got brighter. Not dramatically nor explosively, just...

Scientists Create Safer Solid-State Battery With 400 Times Longer Cycling Performance

Modern life depends heavily on batteries. From smartphones and laptops to electric cars, rechargeable batteries quietly power much of the technology people use every...