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How sleep apnea can quietly harm your brain

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is a sleep problem that many people around the world have. It happens when the muscles in your throat...

How protein can keep your muscles active and strong as you age

As we get older, many everyday tasks start to feel harder. Things like getting out of bed, standing up from a chair, or climbing...

The shocking link between this throat problem and OCD

A new study from Yale University may explain why some children suddenly develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The answer might be in the immune system. Researchers...

New gene discovery could help slow down aging

Scientists have found a gene that may play a major role in how we age. This exciting discovery could lead to new ways to...

MIT scientists turn waste heat into computing power with 99% accuracy

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated a surprising new way to compute—by using heat instead of electricity. In a proof-of-concept study published in...

NASA rover finds 3.5-billion-year-old Martian shoreline in Jezero crater

Scientists exploring Mars have uncovered strong new evidence that the Red Planet once had wave-washed beaches and long-lasting water activity, making it an even...

Baby dinosaurs were a key food source for Jurassic predators, study finds

A new study suggests that the babies of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth were once a crucial food source for meat-eating...

Low vitamin D levels may cause harmful inflammation

Scientists from the University of South Australia have discovered that low levels of vitamin D are directly connected to higher levels of inflammation in...

This diabetes drug linked to heart failure

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health and other institutions has found that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone may increase the risk...

This drug may beat aspirin in preventing heart attacks

A new study from the Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation has found that a group of medications called P2Y12 inhibitors may work better than aspirin in...

Too much of this vitamin can harm your eyes

Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is often taken to lower cholesterol and manage high levels of fat in the blood. While it can...

What you need to know about today’s best diabetes treatments

Type 2 diabetes happens when the body cannot use the hormone insulin properly, so sugar builds up in the blood. Changing your lifestyle—eating healthier...

A tiny mineral may help clear arteries and fight heart disease

Heart disease is still the top cause of death around the world. Many people die from it every year, and it affects millions of...

Are your everyday meds secretly raising your blood pressure?

Researchers from Harvard have made a surprising discovery: nearly 1 in 5 people with high blood pressure may be taking other medications that actually...

Big causes of mini-strokes everyone needs to know

A mini-stroke, also called a transient ischemic attack or TIA, may be brief, but it is not something to ignore. Even though the symptoms go...

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Why Tiger Shark bites peak in Hawaiʻi each October

For years, surfers and ocean-goers in Hawaiʻi have talked about “Sharktober,” a time when shark encounters seem more common. Now, scientists say the pattern is...

When a black hole ate a super-sized star: Inside the violent “whippet” explosion

Astronomers have witnessed an extraordinary cosmic catastrophe: a black hole tearing apart a massive star and devouring it piece by piece. The dramatic event, nicknamed...

Why the carbon in your body and the oxygen you breathe came from ancient...

Where did the carbon in our bodies and the oxygen we breathe come from? Astronomers have been asking this question for decades, and a new...

What Jupiter’s swirls and Saturn’s hexagon reveal about the planets’ hidden interiors

For years, spacecraft images have shown that the poles of Jupiter and Saturn are anything but calm. Each planet hosts giant atmospheric whirlpools called...

Scientists discover Tyrannosaurus rex grew for 40 years, far longer than we thought

Tyrannosaurus rex has long been pictured as a fast-growing monster that quickly reached its enormous adult size. But a new study suggests the famous “king...