Dark matter could change the temperature of exoplanets, allowing us to detect it
Ah, dark matter, you continue to allude us. The stuff is incredibly difficult to study. It doesn’t interact with light, so our evidence of it...
Why hotter clocks are more accurate
A new experiment shows that the more energy consumed by a clock, the more accurate its timekeeping. Clocks pervade every aspect of life, from the...
New molecular glue makes perovskite solar cells super tough
A “molecular glue” dramatically increases the stability and reliability of perovskite solar cells over time, researchers report in a new study. The treatment, which keeps...
Feeling younger may help prevent health decline in older people
In a new study from at University of Heidelberg, researchers found that people who feel younger have a greater sense of well-being, better cognitive...
Stress and anger can worsen heart failure
In a new study from Yale, researchers found that mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure. Heart failure is...
This surgery can be a ‘cure’ for type 2 diabetes
In a new study from King's College London, researchers found that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions in the long-term...
Scientists develop new method to treat pancreatic cancer
In a new study from the University of Toronto, researchers found that about half of patient-derived pancreatic cancer cell lines are highly dependent or...
MDMA may help treat PTSD – but beware of claims that Ecstasy is a...
Recent clinical trials, including one soon to be published in Nature Medicine, have suggested that MDMA combined with psychotherapy may help treat post-traumatic stress...
Exercise can boost recovery of people with lasting COVID symptoms
In a new study from the University of Leicester, researchers found that patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation...
Difference in blood pressure between arms linked to early death
In a new study from the University of Exeter, researchers confirmed that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to a...
This green diet may strongly lower non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
In a recent study published in Gut, researchers found that a green Mediterranean diet reduces fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty...
Common diabetes drug may lower body fat in obesity
In a recent study at the University of Liverpool, researchers found that in adults with obesity or overweight, weekly treatment with the glucagon-like peptide...
Scientists find novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off
The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits. When you save an image to your smartphone, those...
Which blood pressure number matters most? It may depend on your age
In a new study from the University of Southern Denmark, researchers found people’s age may determine which blood pressure number matters most. Systolic blood pressure...
This new vaccine may protect against pancreatic cancer
In a new study from Stanford University, researchers advanced an old concept to develop a new strategy to train the immune system of mice...
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Scientists discover strange hollow ball-like structures in 80-million-year-old fossils
Scientists from The University of Western Australian and University of Cambridge have made a chance discovery in UK museum collections. They discovered hollow ball-like structures...
The Earth’s moon may be cracking up
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In a recent study, researchers found compelling evidence of a yet-to-be-discovered planetary body with a mass somewhere between that of Mars and Earth. The mysterious...
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In a recent study, researchers found potential human habitat on the moon. They found a large open lava tube in the Marius Hills region of...