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Could Krill Oil Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscles Strong?

As people get older, their muscles usually become smaller and weaker. This gradual change can make everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, getting out...

Scientists Find a Hidden Cause of Inflammation in Older People

As we grow older, the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and dementia increases. Although these diseases are very different,...

Could Used Coffee Grounds Help Prevent Alzheimer’s

Every day, huge amounts of used coffee grounds are thrown away around the world. Now, scientists are exploring whether this common waste material could provide...

Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Fight Dangerous Superbug

Antibiotic resistance is making some bacterial infections much harder to treat. It happens when bacteria change in ways that allow them to survive medicines that...

Best and Worst Drinks for Your Kidneys

Your kidneys are only about the size of a fist, but they perform several jobs that are essential for life. They filter waste and extra...

Dolphins Learn How to Use Tools to Hunt for Fish from Their Mothers

From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning. Human tool...

Scientists Find a Simpler Way to Build High-Performance Organic Lasers

Scientists in Finland have demonstrated the first fully solution-processed solid-state polariton laser, potentially opening a simpler and cheaper path toward advanced laser and photonic...

Once-Niche Math Theory Is Finding New Uses in Robots, Aircraft and Nanotechnology

A little-known branch of engineering mathematics is moving beyond theory and finding potential uses in everything from robots and aircraft to extremely small nanotechnology...

Omega-3 and Low-Dose Aspirin May Treat Severe Gum Disease

Severe gum disease can be difficult to control, and some patients are given antibiotics in addition to standard dental treatment. A new clinical trial suggests...

This Common Mineral Helped Clear Artery Plaques in a Surprising Study

A mineral that the body needs in tiny amounts may have an unexpected effect on heart health. In experiments with mice, scientists found that carefully...

Magnetic Particles Improve Parkinson’s-Like Movement Without a Brain Pacemaker

Scientists have found a new way to stimulate areas deep inside the brain without permanently placing electrical wires there. In mice with Parkinson’s-like movement problems,...

Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Teens With Obesity

Medicines that have transformed obesity treatment in adults may also help teenagers with obesity lose weight, according to a new review of clinical trials. Researchers...

Exercise May Help People with Irregular Heartbeat Live Longer and Lower Stroke Risk

Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, is the most common long-term heart rhythm disorder. Instead of beating in a steady pattern, the upper chambers of...

Three-Drug Strategy Nearly Wipes Out the Cells That Help Leukemia Return

Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Although treatment has improved in recent years, the disease remains...

A Tiny 50°C Change Could Transform the Future of Magnetic Data Storage

A temperature difference of just 50°C can determine whether an ultrathin magnetic film stays smooth or begins breaking apart, according to new research that...

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Venus May Still Be Alive with Active Volcanoes, Surprising Study Finds

For many years, scientists believed Venus was a dead world with little or no geological activity. Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, Venus...

New System Turns Dirty Factory CO₂ Directly into Fuel Ingredient Without Costly Cleanup

An international team of researchers has developed a new way to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) from factory exhaust directly into a valuable fuel ingredient...

Scientists Turn an Insulating Metal Oxide into a High-Performance Semiconductor

Semiconductors are at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and computers to solar panels and electric vehicles. However, the range of materials...

New Heat Pump Turns Factory Waste Heat Into Cooling, Cutting Electricity Use

Researchers in South Korea have developed a new type of heat pump that can turn low-temperature waste heat from factories and data centers into...

Scientists Detect Possible Signs That Pluto’s Atmosphere Is Freezing Out

Scientists may have detected the first signs that Pluto's thin atmosphere is beginning to collapse as the dwarf planet slowly travels farther from the...