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Frequent Sleep Drug Use May Raise Dementia Risk

Older adults who regularly use medicines to help them sleep may have a higher risk of developing dementia, according to research from the University...

The Best Blood Pressure After 60

Keeping blood pressure in a healthy range becomes especially important as people get older. High blood pressure can slowly damage blood vessels and raise the...

Mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ May Hide Supermassive Black Holes

Some of the most mysterious objects spotted in the early universe may be supermassive black holes sitting inside surprisingly small and dense galaxies, according...

Utah’s Mountains May Hide a Billion Tons of Water Beneath the Rocks

Utah's mountains may be hiding a surprisingly large supply of frozen water beneath piles of loose rock. New research suggests the state's hundreds of rock...

Drones Can Now Detect Corrosion Beneath Paint Without Heating Metal

Researchers have developed a new drone-compatible method that can detect corrosion hiding beneath painted metal surfaces without needing to heat the material. The technology could...

Moon Dust Could Reveal 100 million Years of Exploding Star History

The soil covering the moon may contain a remarkable record of ancient stars that exploded millions of years ago. Scientists have developed a new way...

Could Eating Less Protein Help You Live Longer?

Protein has become one of the biggest selling points in modern food. Supermarkets now offer protein cereals, bars, drinks, yogurts and even protein-enriched coffee and...

Common Recreational Drugs May Increase Stroke Risk

Using cannabis, cocaine, or amphetamines may increase the risk of having a stroke, according to a major analysis led by researchers at the University...

This Common Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Older adults who received the shingles vaccine after entering a skilled nursing facility were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia during the next...

A Surprising Link Between Depression and Alzheimer’s

Depression in older adults is often treated as a separate mental health problem, but new research suggests that changes in the brain may sometimes...

New Obesity Drug Strategy Could Burn More Energy

Drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have changed the way doctors treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. These medicines can help people lose...

Diabetes Prevention May Need to Begin Before Birth

When doctors talk about preventing type 2 diabetes, the conversation often centers on adults who are overweight or already have rising blood sugar. A new...

How Your First Taste of Sugar May Shape Alzheimer’s Risk

Could the amount of sugar a baby is exposed to before birth and during early childhood affect the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease decades...

Why Type 2 Diabetes Is Not One Disease

For decades, type 2 diabetes has been closely connected with overweight and obesity. That connection is real, but a new study shows why it can...

A Vegan Diet Changed Your Body in 4 Weeks

A month of eating only plant-based foods may be enough to produce measurable changes in the way the body controls gene activity. Researchers from the...

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How the World’s First Bird Took Flight

For more than a century, scientists have wondered how Archaeopteryx, one of the earliest known birds, managed to get off the ground. A new study...

Astronomers Find a Flaw in a Cosmic Yardstick Used for 50 Years

For more than half a century, astronomers have relied on a basic assumption when estimating the number of stars inside distant galaxies: stars of...

‘Rainbow on a Chip’ Could Help Power Future 6G Networks and Quantum Technologies

Scientists have developed a tiny “rainbow on a chip” that can produce multiple extremely precise high-frequency signals, a technology that could eventually support faster...

Dry Martian Meteorite Reveals Early Water in Mars’s Crust

Billions of years ago, Mars was hypothesized to have been a habitable world with flowing liquid water and the potential for life. But directly studying...

Scientists Test 3D-Printed Concrete Shelters Against Tornado-Level Winds

As tornadoes, hurricanes and other extreme weather events threaten communities, researchers are exploring whether 3D-printed concrete could provide stronger and more affordable storm shelters...