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This Skin Disease Linked to Trouble Falling Asleep and Daytime Fatigue
Psoriasis is usually thought of as a skin disease, but its effects often go far beyond the skin.
A new study suggests that as psoriasis...
Some Video Games May Help Boost Mental Health
For many years, video games have been viewed mainly as a form of entertainment. Some people see them as a waste of time, while...
Your Diet and Plastic Pollution May Be Teaming Up to Harm Your Liver
Most people think of plastic pollution as an environmental problem. Images of plastic waste floating in oceans or piling up in landfills often come...
Scientists turn plastic bottles into clean hydrogen using only sunlight
Plastic waste is one of the world's biggest environmental problems. Millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills, rivers, and oceans every year,...
New printable cooling technology could replace harmful refrigerants
Air conditioners, refrigerators, and heat pumps help keep our homes, workplaces, and food cool. However, the refrigerants they use can create environmental and safety...
Europe’s last Neanderthals were more diverse than scientists ever imagined
A new study has revealed that the last Neanderthals living in Western Europe were far more connected and genetically diverse than scientists once believed.
The...
3-billion-year-old asteroid crater offers rare window into Earth’s violent past
Scientists have confirmed the age of the oldest known asteroid impact crater on Earth, revealing that a huge space rock struck our planet about...
Most People Have Very Low Risk of Serious Statin Muscle Problems
Many people who are advised to take statins worry about possible side effects, especially muscle problems.
These concerns sometimes stop people from starting treatment or...
Scientists Discover Over 600 hundreds of Hidden Genes Linked to Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is one of the most serious mental health disorders. It affects how people think, feel, and understand reality.
People with schizophrenia may hear voices...
Chewing Sugary Gum After Beetroot May Boost Blood Pressure Benefits
The bacteria living in our mouths help our bodies use important nutrients from food.
High blood pressure is a major cause of heart disease and...
AI May Detect a Hidden Cause of High Blood Pressure Before Doctors Do
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system could help doctors find thousands of people with a hidden hormone disorder that often causes high blood pressure....
Women With Parkinson’s May Face a Hidden Alzheimer’s Risk
Scientists are discovering that diseases affecting the brain do not always affect men and women in exactly the same way.
Parkinson's disease is a long-term...
New Heart Failure Pill Shows Early Promise in Human Study
Heart failure is a long-term condition that affects millions of people around the world. It does not mean the heart has stopped working.
Instead, it...
New Minimally Invasive Procedure Brings Lasting Relief for Painful Knee Arthritis
Millions of people live with knee pain every day, and for many, available treatments eventually stop working.
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis...
A New Cause of Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia
For decades, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease have seen the same troubling pattern.
Harmful proteins collect inside brain cells, memory gets worse, thinking becomes more difficult,...
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The long-lived Chicxulub hydrothermal system lasted 8 million years
When a massive, ten-kilometer asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, it created a massive crater.
The impact triggered a megatsunami and a...
Did gravitational tides cause Earth’s extinctions?
Life on Earth took a long evolutionary journey that eventually created us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet.
But there was no grand...
New wearable device could help people feel the ground and improve balance
Most people rarely think about the feeling of their feet touching the ground. But this sense is incredibly important.
It helps us know where our...
T-shirt printing method could lead to greener air conditioning systems
Air conditioners, refrigerators, and heat pumps help keep our homes, food, and electronics cool.
But the refrigerants they use can cause several problems.
These specialized fluids...
Scientists discover magnetic fields guiding the birth of stars
How do stars form?
Scientists know that stars are born when huge clouds of cold gas in space collapse under their own gravity.
But one mystery...