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New Drug Approach May Help Repair Damage From High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is one of the world's most common health problems, and it often causes damage without producing obvious warning signs.
A new animal...
Preventing Brain Injuries Starts Before the Hospital
Traumatic brain injuries kill millions of people around the world and leave many more with long-term disability.
Doctors can sometimes save lives with surgery and...
Weight-Loss Hormone May Also Protect the Liver
Scientists have discovered that a hormone best known for reducing appetite may have another important job: protecting the liver from inflammation and scarring.
The finding...
Breast Cancer May Use Nerves to Help It Grow
An aggressive form of breast cancer may use immune cells to attract nerves into tumors, creating an environment that helps the cancer grow.
Researchers at...
Atom-Thin Carbon Film Could Make Future Computer Chips Faster and More Efficient
As computer chips become smaller and more powerful, the tiny wires inside them are creating a growing problem.
Researchers in Singapore have now developed an...
Alzheimer’s Brain Changes May Start Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease may begin changing the brain years earlier than doctors have been able to see with standard scans.
A new study from the University...
Dirty Air May Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
Air pollution is already known to harm the lungs and heart, but new research suggests it may also make rheumatoid arthritis more active.
The strongest...
A Mother’s Age May Leave a Molecular Memory in Her Children
A mother’s age can influence the health and development of her offspring, and this effect appears across much of the animal kingdom.
But scientists still...
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens. What do teachers think?
Since ChatGPT’s introduction in the fall of 2022, educators have been trying their best to navigate artificial intelligence’s explosion into the classroom.
On one hand,...
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...
Dollar Store Groceries May Come with a Hidden Health Cost, Study Finds
Shopping for groceries at dollar stores may help families stretch their budgets, but new research suggests that relying on these stores for food could...
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...
Full-Fat Dairy May Be Healthier Than Expected
A new Canadian study suggests that eating full-fat dairy every day may not have the harmful effects many people expect.
Researchers found that three servings...
Hormone Therapy May Reduce Dementia Risk in Women
Could estrogen use be connected with a healthier aging brain?
New research involving more than 21,000 women found that those who had used estrogen-only hormone...
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Water is an amazing substance.
The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by...
New Zinc Battery Lasts More Than 60,000 Charge Cycles
Scientists in Australia have developed a rechargeable zinc-iodine battery that can survive more than 60,000 charging cycles, potentially offering a safer and more sustainable...
Ancient Trees Reveal a Terrifying History of Monster Solar Storms
Some of the world's oldest trees are revealing a surprising warning about the sun: our star is capable of producing solar storms far more...
Hubble Discovers a Lost Galaxy Swallowed by the Milky Way 11.8 Billion Years Ago
The Milky Way has not always been the enormous spiral galaxy we see today. Like many large galaxies, it grew partly by swallowing smaller...
Scientists Solve Key Mysteries Behind Supernovae and X-Ray Bursts
Scientists have made two important nuclear measurements that could help explain what happens inside some of the most powerful explosions in the universe.
In two...