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A painless skin patch could monitor immune functions effectively

Scientists have developed a new bandage-like patch that can collect important immune information directly from the skin without needles, blood draws, or surgical biopsies. The...

A new blood test may detect Alzheimer’s earlier

Scientists have developed a new type of blood test that may improve how Alzheimer’s disease is detected and understood. Unlike most current blood tests, which...

Do hormones change women’s athletic ability?

Many women notice that their moods, energy levels, and overall feelings change throughout the month. These changes are linked to the natural rise and fall...

How serious are heart palpitations? Causes, symptoms and when to worry

Heart palpitations – a sensation that your heart is pounding or racing – are a common reason people seek medical care. But just because palpitations...

Simple brain training may protect your memory for 20 years, study finds

Dementia is one of the most feared conditions of old age because it slowly takes away memory, thinking ability, and independence. It affects millions of...

Study finds doctors more likely to die at home

Many people wonder whether doctors make different choices about medical care at the end of life. Because physicians understand diseases, treatments, and hospital systems better...

Just 10 minutes online session can reduce depression, study finds

Many people believe that overcoming depression requires long-term therapy, medication, or a major life change. Professional treatment can be very helpful, but it is not...

How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could serve as a new energy...

In the search for more, new and cleaner sources of energy, a largely untapped resource is emerging: natural hydrogen. Unlike hydrogen produced from industrial processes,...

He learned CPR thinking he could help a co-worker someday. He saved his wife...

After a long, somewhat typical workday, capped by a relaxing dinner out, new empty-nesters Angie and John Lowe called it a night. Angie nodded off...

A smart skin patch could warn you before a dangerous allergy attack begins

For millions of people around the world, food allergies are a daily worry. A small amount of peanuts, milk, eggs, or seafood can trigger...

Heavy drinking may cause lasting brain damage, harming decision-making

For the first time, scientists have shown in animals how heavy alcohol use can cause long-lasting damage to brain circuits that control decision-making. The...

Old bipolar drug lithium may help slow memory loss in early Alzheimer’s

Lithium has been used for decades to treat bipolar disorder, a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings. For many years, doctors have...

How diabetes is connected to heart disease

Many people think diabetes is only about blood sugar. They focus on checking glucose levels and taking medicine to keep those numbers in range. However,...

Why more young adults are dying from colon cancer

Colorectal cancer, which includes cancers of the colon and rectum, has become the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. This...

New blood clues may show why Alzheimer’s disease develops

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared illnesses of aging. It slowly damages memory, thinking, and behavior, and over time it makes it...

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One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode

One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A...

Ancient eggshell engravings reveal early humans’ surprising math skills

More than 60,000 years ago, early humans in southern Africa were carving patterns onto ostrich eggshells—and new research shows these designs were far more...

Scientists find one of the smallest dinosaurs ever found in South America

Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete fossil of a tiny dinosaur that is helping to solve a long-standing puzzle about a strange group of...

Stunning new image reveals hidden gas “rivers” at the heart of the Milky Way

Astronomers have captured the most detailed view ever of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, revealing a tangled web of cold gas filaments...

Iron age mass grave reveals targeted killing of women and children in Europe

Archaeologists have uncovered chilling evidence of a large-scale massacre from about 2,800 years ago in what is now northern Serbia. The discovery, made at the...