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Hidden sleep problem may harm memory in older women
A new study has found that older women with both sleep apnea and insomnia may face a higher risk of memory problems.
Interestingly, this link...
Sleep apnea quietly damages mental health in people over 45
As people grow older, changes in sleep become very common. Many adults notice that they wake up more often at night, feel tired during...
70% of U.S. adults now have obesity, study finds
A new study from Mass General Brigham shows that a recent update to how obesity is defined could mean nearly 70% of American adults...
Your receipt could soon be made from trees, not toxic chemicals
Every day, most of us touch thermal paper without giving it a second thought.
It shows up as shopping receipts, delivery labels, movie tickets, and...
Walking on two legs began earlier than we thought
Scientists may have just pushed back the timeline for when our ancestors first started walking upright.
A new study suggests that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a species...
Earth-like planets need a cosmic-ray bath
It's quite a challenge to make an Earth-like world.
You need enough mass to hold an atmosphere and generate a good magnetic field, but not...
Fast detection of ‘stroke of the eye’: could help prevent blindness
Most people think of a stroke as something that happens in the brain. But for Dr. Jay Avasarala, a neurologist at the University of...
Baby movements can help adults beat lower back pain
Lower back pain is one of the most common health issues in the world, affecting millions of people every day. It can make simple...
How high-fat diets raise liver cancer risk
Eating too much fatty food for long periods can seriously damage the liver. Now, researchers at MIT have discovered how this damage happens at...
This sleep problem may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease
Sleep problems are very common, especially as people age. One serious sleep disorder, called obstructive sleep apnea, affects how a person breathes during the...
Can cannabis help reduce chronic pain? study explains the pros and cons
Chronic pain—pain that lasts for months or even years—can be extremely hard to manage. Many people living with this condition are now turning to...
A hidden brain problem may signal early Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have discovered that a blocked waste removal system in the brain could be one of the...
Hidden heart problem may increase stroke risk in these people
A new study suggests that people with a rare heart condition called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) may be at higher risk of stroke—even if...
Even one drink a day can sharply increase mouth cancer risk
Drinking even small amounts of alcohol may sharply raise the risk of mouth cancer in India, especially when combined with chewing tobacco.
A major study...
How much do you need to walk to live longer?
If the idea of hard workouts or long runs makes you tired just thinking about it, here’s some good news: you don’t need to...
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A battery without an anode could nearly double electric vehicle driving range
Imagine driving an electric vehicle from Seoul to Busan and back on a single charge, or no longer worrying about reduced battery performance during...
Scientists crack 1.4-billion-year-old salt crystals to reveal Earth’s ancient air
More than a billion years before dinosaurs—and long before plants and animals—Earth looked very different.
In what is now northern Ontario, a shallow, salty lake...
Webb spots the ‘smoke’ from crashing exocomets around a nearby star
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at...
New manufacturing method pushes solar cell efficiency past 26%
Solar energy continues to grow as a key pillar of the global energy transition, but improving performance while keeping costs low remains a constant...
Scientists solve a big bang theory puzzle that could point to dark matter
For years, one of the most intriguing mysteries in physics has been dark matter—an invisible substance thought to make up most of the matter...