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Cholesterol-drug statins are safer than many people think, study finds

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medicines in the world, yet they are also some of the most misunderstood. Many people worry that statins...

Why many older adults skip seasonal vaccines

Every year, health experts encourage adults, especially those in middle age and older, to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. These shots are known to...

Menopause linked to grey matter loss in key brain regions

Menopause is a natural stage of life that every woman will experience, yet its effects on the brain and mental health are still not...

This stuff made in liver is a key to bone loss in men

Bone health is usually thought of as something controlled by age, hormones, and what happens inside the bones themselves. For many years, osteoporosis has been...

Why the brain struggles to save memories in Alzheimer’s disease

Memory loss is one of the most well-known and distressing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. People with the condition often struggle to remember recent events,...

Frequent AI chat linked to higher depression risk

Artificial intelligence tools have become part of everyday life for millions of people. Many use AI at work to write emails, summarize documents, or...

Mediterranean and keto diets could benefit people at risk of Alzheimer’s

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate eating pattern that may offer benefits for people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers believe this...

Do potatoes raise blood pressure? What science really says

Potatoes are a staple food in many parts of the world and are enjoyed in a variety of forms, including baked, boiled, fried, and...

Dairy foods may increase men’s risk of Prostate Cancer

Scientists from Loma Linda University have found that higher consumption of dairy foods is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in men. Dairy...

Colorful foods could help people with Parkinson’s live longer, study finds

Did you know that the foods you eat can impact your health and even influence the progression of diseases? A recent study conducted by scientists...

Artificial sweeteners are linked to higher cancer risk

Scientists from Sorbonne Paris Nord University and elsewhere found artificial sweeteners in foods and beverages are linked to higher cancer risk. The research was published...

A diet with rice may benefit your heart health

Coronary heart disease (CHD), also known as coronary artery disease, remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It develops when the coronary arteries...

This computer uses light instead of electricity—and it solves problems faster than quantum machines

Researchers at Queen's University have built a new kind of computer that uses light instead of electricity—and it works at room temperature, stays stable...

Scientists discover a completely new type of magnetism in atom-thin materials

Scientists at University of Stuttgart have discovered a completely new type of magnetism in materials that are only a few atoms thick. Working with international...

A giant star is changing before our eyes and astronomers are watching in real...

For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy visible with the naked eye...

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A pocket-sized dinosaur solves a 70-million-year mystery

Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur so small it could almost fit under your arm—and yet it is helping scientists solve a...

Earth’s roof is slowly flowing: Satellites expose hidden motion beneath Tibet

A new satellite-based study is changing how scientists understand the forces shaping the Tibetan Plateau, one of the most dramatic and geologically active regions...

430,000-year-old wooden tools found in Greece rewrite early human history

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans, and the discovery is changing what we know about early technology. Found...

Why planets with two suns almost never survive

Planets with two suns, like the famous desert world Tatooine from Star Wars, capture our imagination. Yet in real life, these so-called circumbinary planets—planets that...

The universe’s first matter really was a soup—and scientists can now see it slosh

In the very first moments after the Big Bang, the universe looked nothing like it does today. Instead of stars, atoms, or even protons, everything...