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Healthy habits after pregnancy cut heart disease risk by 86%
A major study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found...
Study shows frailty may lead to dementia
A new study has found that physical frailty may do more than just make everyday tasks harder—it could also raise the risk of developing...
New blood test could spot lung disease before it starts
Researchers at UVA Health are working on a new way to detect a serious lung disease before it becomes dangerous.
The disease, called interstitial lung...
How depression changes specific brain cells
Scientists from McGill University and the Douglas Institute have found new clues about what happens in the brain during depression.
This major discovery could help...
Unemployment and loneliness may signal dementia years before diagnosis
A new study from Finland has found that signs of dementia may appear long before any memory or thinking problems are noticeable.
Researchers discovered that...
How stories about dementia shape lives and care in aging societies
Dementia raises difficult and emotional questions.
What does it mean to be a person when memories begin to fade and communication becomes hard?
How can someone...
Strong connection between diabetes and heart disease risk
Diabetes and heart disease are often linked—and for good reason.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke...
How a brain cell ‘switch’ in early life could shape dementia risk later
Why do some people stay mentally healthy in childhood but become more prone to brain diseases like dementia as they grow older?
A team of...
New drug can treat hard-to-treat high blood pressure
A new medication has shown great promise for people with high blood pressure that stays dangerously high even after taking several other medicines.
The Phase...
AI shows how fat location, not just amount, raises risk for diabetes and heart...
Carrying too much fat in the body, known as adiposity, is a well-known cause of serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, type 2...
MIT physicists double the accuracy of the world’s most precise clocks
Every time you check your phone, make an online payment, or use GPS, you rely on one of humanity’s most precise tools: the atomic...
Comet or alien spaceship? An astrophysicist explains what we know about interstellar traveler 3IAtlas
The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system.
Despite some suggestions that it could be...
Natural sweetener from stevia can help treat hair loss
Hair thinning is a common problem for both men and women. One major cause is androgenetic alopecia, better known as male pattern baldness or...
Study shows what’s really hiding in plastic bottled water
The beautiful beaches of Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands may seem like an odd place to begin a PhD journey, but for Sarah Sajedi, a...
New blood pressure meds may raise fall risk in older adults, study warns
A new study has found that starting blood pressure medicine could increase the risk of falls, broken bones, and fainting in older adults living...
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Webb Telescope reveals a hidden giant star before it exploded
For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to get a clear look at a giant star right before...
The most metal-free star ever observed is found in our own backyard
The Big Bang essentially created two elements: hydrogen and helium.
It also produced tiny traces of lithium and a few other light isotopes, but in...
Smarter batteries could tell your EV if it will make it home
Electric vehicle drivers know the feeling: the dashboard says the battery is 40% charged, but that number doesn’t tell you whether you’ll make it...
How black holes launch powerful jets across the universe
When astronomers released the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, the world caught a glimpse of the monster at the center of...
Flash of heat unlocks cleaner, faster lithium extraction
As the demand for lithium skyrockets—driven by electric cars, smartphones, and renewable energy storage—the race is on to find cleaner and faster ways to...