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Researchers at UC Davis discovered that adding a banana to your smoothie may drastically reduce the absorption of flavanols - powerful compounds linked to heart and brain health. The culprit is polyphenol oxidase (PPO), ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve. At UCSF, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell is testing a pharmaceutical ...

Boosting protective immune cells healed blood vessels and improved the skin's ability to repair damage. The post This Shot Gave Elderly Mices Skin a Glow Up. It Could Do the Same for Other Organs Too. appeared first ...

A long-term study found that daily 40Hz light and sound stimulation may help slow cognitive decline in people with late-onset Alzheimers disease. After two years of treatment, participants maintained stronger cognitive p...

Gene variants in red blood cell function may have doomed the hybrid babies of Neanderthals and modern humans.

We liked the Oura Ring Gen 4 so much that we named it the best smart ring and the best sleep tracker on the market. That does not mean it will work for everyone, though, especially in the long term.

Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell whose overactivity may contribute to schizophrenia-like symptoms, such as cognitive deficits and disrupted sleep. When scientists reduced the activity of these cells ...

New research shows that even mild early-life adversity can disrupt development, attachment, and stress regulation in young mice. When mother mice had limited nesting material, their maternal care decreased, leading to hi...

New research suggests that psychedelic drugs may work by strengthening specific brain connections linked to memory and cognition. Scientists found that under psychedelic exposure, neurons in the claustrum-a region dense ...

Being curt or outright mean may make a newer AI model more accurate, a new study shows, defying previous findings on politeness to AI.

When fruit flies lack essential amino acids, their brains rewire their sense of smell to help them find food rich in the nutrients they need. Researchers discovered that two genes-Or92a and Ir76a-boost the flies sensitiv...

Among over-50s, women seem to require less exercise than men to get the same reduction in heart disease risk, suggesting health guidelines need to be updated

If we admit that quantum numbers are the true essence of reality - not particles, space or time - then a surprising and beautiful new vision of reality opens up to us

Topological insulators could form the basis for revolutionary electronic components. However, as they generally only function at very low temperatures, their practical application has been severely limited to date. Resea...

How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones - but now its clear that every number is made up of zeroes, says Jacob Aron

In 2024, TU Wien presented the world's first nuclear clock. Now it has been demonstrated that the technology can also be used to investigate unresolved questions in fundamental physics.

Precise metrology forms a fundamental basis for advanced science and technology, including bioimaging, semiconductor defects diagnostics, and space telescope observations. However, the sensor technologies used in metrolo...

Kings College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be junk can actually help destroy cancer cells. In some blood cancers, damaged genes trigger chaos in these DNA segments, leaving cancer c...

People with both cavities and gum disease were found to have an 86% higher stroke risk than those with healthy mouths. The study followed thousands of adults for two decades, linking poor oral health with major cardiovas...

A fundamental link between two counterintuitive phenomena in spin glasses-reentrance and temperature chaos-has been mathematically proven for the first time. By extending the Edwards-Anderson model to include correlated ...

The Moche made human sacrifices to their gods, including Ai Apaec, the Decapitator.