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New Nano Sensor Can Recognize Molecules by Remembering the Past

Scientists have developed a tiny sensor that does something unusual: it can "remember" the molecules it has previously encountered. Inspired by the way living systems...

Young Stars Reshape Galaxies Long Before They Explode, Astronomers Discover

Young stars do much more than simply light up the night sky. According to new research, they begin changing the future of their entire galaxies...

Can Your First Sugar Exposure Affect Your Dementia Risk Decades Later?

Can the amount of sugar a baby is exposed to before birth influence memory decades later? A new study published in Neurology suggests it...

New DNA Blood Test Could Help Doctors Find Liver Cancer Earlier

An ordinary blood sample may soon help doctors find liver cancer much earlier than is possible today. Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center...

AI Could Help Detect Heart Failure Before Symptoms Become Severe

Many people with heart failure do not realise they have the condition until it has already caused significant damage. Early symptoms such as tiredness, breathlessness,...

Magic Mushroom Therapy May Benefit Veterans With PTSD

An experimental treatment that combines psilocybin with intensive psychotherapy has shown encouraging early results for military veterans living with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, according...

Simple Fruit Sugar May Help Ovarian Cancer Spread

Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women because it is often discovered after it has already spread. Although many patients respond well...

Early Menopause May Raise the Risk of High Blood Pressure

Menopause is a natural stage of life that marks the end of a woman's menstrual periods. For most women it happens between the ages...

New Discovery May Help Older Muscles Stay Stronger for Longer

As people grow older, muscles naturally become smaller and weaker. This process can make walking, lifting objects, and keeping balance more difficult. Ageing muscles also...

How a Whole-Grain Compound Influences Gut Movement

A common natural compound found in rice bran may one day help scientists develop new treatments for digestive disorders. Researchers from Toho University discovered that...

Why One Rare Gene Variant Could Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

For decades, researchers have wondered why one rare version of the APOE gene seems to protect people from Alzheimer's disease. A new study from the...

Hidden Chemical May Increase Parkinson’s Disease Risk

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that mainly affects movement. It develops when nerve cells that produce dopamine slowly die. Dopamine helps the brain...

New 20-Minute Heat Treatment Could Cure a Hidden Cause of High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure affects millions of people around the world and is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease,...

Higher-Dose Diabetes Drug Shows Stronger Blood Sugar and Weight Loss Benefits

Diabetes is a long-term condition in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar, also called glucose, in the blood. When blood sugar...

High Creatinine Levels: An Early Warning Sign of Kidney Disease

Creatinine is a waste product that your body makes every day as your muscles work and naturally break down. Healthy kidneys filter creatinine from the...

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James Webb Telescope Finds Powerful Wind That Can Kill Entire Galaxies

Astronomers have discovered a powerful "galaxy-killing wind" that may explain one of the biggest mysteries about the early universe: why so many massive galaxies...

What really happens to your data when you click ‘delete’

Deletion is a common part of modern life. We send files and folders to the recycle bin all the time and often get rid of...

Supermassive Black Hole Blasts Shock Waves Across 300,000 Light-Years, New Study Finds

Black holes are famous for pulling in everything that gets too close, including gas, dust, and even light. But new research shows they can also...

Wireless Laser Charging Could Keep Drones in the Air for Hours, Study Finds

Imagine a drone that can stay in the air for hours without needing to land for a battery change. That idea may be one step...

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Created a Planet-Wide Firestorm, Study Finds

A new study suggests that the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs may have been even more deadly than scientists once thought. Researchers now...