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Shingles vaccine linked to lower dementia risk, study finds
A surprising public health policy in Wales has provided strong evidence that a vaccine could reduce the risk of dementia. In a major new...
New COVID pill may work better than Paxlovid without side effects
Researchers at Rutgers University have created a new antiviral drug for COVID-19 that could be safer and more effective than Paxlovid, the current leading...
Coffee-based therapy may treat ovarian cancer
Researchers from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have shared encouraging early results from a new clinical trial testing a unique coffee-based product...
Cocoa flavanols may not prevent vision loss in older adults, study finds
A new study led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital has found that taking cocoa flavanol supplements does not significantly reduce the risk of developing...
AI can help detect and treat opioid addiction more effectively
A new study shows that using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen hospital patients for opioid addiction can help doctors identify those in need of...
A new way to check blood sugar without finger pricks
A team of scientists and engineers from Denmark and Germany has created a new system to check blood sugar without the need to draw...
Scientists find deep-sea plastic hotspots created by underwater avalanches
Scientists have discovered that powerful underwater avalanches are sweeping huge amounts of microplastics into the deep sea, creating hidden pollution hotspots on the ocean...
Scientists use ‘strain trick’ to supercharge solar cells with rubidium
Scientists at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) have discovered a smart way to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and stable.
These solar cells...
Scientists spot rare exploding star duo right next door
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have discovered a pair of stars that are slowly spiraling toward each other and will one day explode...
Scientists discover better way to power key chemical reactions using tiny catalysts
A major step forward in making food, fuels, and medicines more efficiently and affordably has just been made, thanks to new research involving scientists...
Is humming healthy? Mmm, here’s what the evidence says
There are plenty of health claims about humming. They include reducing stress, helping you breathe more easily, relieving sinus congestion, lowering your blood pressure...
Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world
In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices...
Smart skin patch detects infections in real time without batteries
A team of researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain, along with partners from the University of Porto, has created a...
Scientists discover new cause of dangerous diarrhea infections
Researchers at La Trobe University have made a major breakthrough in understanding how a harmful strain of E. coli bacteria causes severe gut infections.
The...
Heart failure may speed up mental decline, study finds
A new study suggests that heart failure doesn’t just affect the body—it can also cause the brain to age faster. The research, led by...
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How a new wave of fighter jets could transform aerial combat
The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as "fifth generation." They contain technologies developed in the first part of the 21st...
Scientists create super spring material that stores more energy with twists
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a new type of mechanical metamaterial that...
EVs that charge 5x faster in the cold? New battery tech could make it...
A new battery breakthrough from engineers at the University of Michigan could help electric vehicles (EVs) charge much faster—even in freezing weather.
This innovation could...
Scientists discover North America is slowly ‘dripping’ from below
In a surprising new discovery, scientists have found that the underside of the North American continent is slowly “dripping” away—like blobs of rock melting...
Earth bacteria could survive on the moon for decades
Could microbes survive in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon?
This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary...