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June 20, 2025
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June 20, 2025 — Fitness trackers often fail people with obesity by underestimating their energy burn, leading to discouraging results and misguided health data. A scientist's frustrating experience in an exercise class with his mother-in-law where her effort wasn t ...
June 20, 2025 — Researchers from MIT and Scripps have unveiled a promising new HIV vaccine approach that generates a powerful immune response with just one dose. By combining two immune-boosting adjuvants alum and SMNP the vaccine lingers in lymph nodes for nearly ...
June 19, 2025 — Researchers investigating the enigmatic and antibiotic-resistant Pandoraea bacteria have uncovered a surprising twist: these pathogens don't just pose risks they also produce powerful natural ...
June 18, 2025 — Imagine diagnosing Parkinson s disease not with pricey scans or subjective checklists, but with a simple ear swab. Scientists in China have developed a promising early screening method that detects Parkinson s from subtle changes in the scent of ear ...
June 16, 2025 — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a groundbreaking trial, a single dose combined with ...
June 14, 2025 — A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By pairing classic stem cell manipulation with precise ...
June 12, 2025 — A team of scientists has discovered a direct link between the smell of food and feelings of fullness at least in lean mice. This brain circuit, located in the medial septum and triggered by food odors, helps animals eat less by making them feel ...
June 11, 2025 — Sea cucumbers, long known for cleaning the ocean floor, may also harbor a powerful cancer-fighting secret. Scientists discovered a unique sugar in these marine creatures that can block Sulf-2, an enzyme that cancer cells use to spread. Unlike ...
June 11, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified specialized neurons in the brain that store "meal memories" detailed recollections of when and what we eat. These engrams, found in the ventral hippocampus, help ...
June 10, 2025 — Scientists in Japan have discovered that a natural compound found in a type of ginger called kencur can throw cancer cells into disarray by disrupting how they generate energy. While healthy cells use oxygen to make energy efficiently, cancer cells ...
June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug, AM404, blocks pain signals right at their source by ...
June 2, 2025 — Listening to sound doesn t just trigger brain activity it reshapes your brain s internal networks in real time. Scientists have unveiled a powerful new imaging method, FREQ-NESS, that traces how different sound frequencies ripple through brain ...
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June 20, 2025 — Self-esteem scores jumped a remarkable 131% within just one year of bariatric surgery, according to a large study presented at ASMBS 2025. Tracking nearly 5,800 patients, researchers found a direct ...
June 18, 2025 — A new nanotechnology breakthrough may soon eliminate the need for painful biopsies. Scientists have developed a patch filled with nanoneedles thinner ...
June 17, 2025 — Coffee might be doing more than fueling your morning routine it could be extending your life. A large-scale study by Tufts University suggests that drinking one to three cups of caffeinated coffee ...
June 16, 2025 — A new survey shows most Americans wrongly think testicular cancer is an older man's issue, despite it most commonly affecting men aged 20 40. Early ...
June 16, 2025 — A groundbreaking 25-year analysis using satellite technology has now mapped PM 1 levels across the U.S., uncovering how wildfires, vehicle emissions, and industrial byproducts have shaped the air we ...
June 16, 2025 — Powerful llama-derived antibodies could be the key to stopping not just current SARS viruses, but future ones too. Scientists have discovered a ...
June 14, 2025 — Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle ...
June 13, 2025 — A protective sugar coating on brain blood vessels, once thought to be insignificant, turns out to play a vital role in preventing cognitive decline. ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that your breathing pattern is as unique as a fingerprint and it may reveal more than just your identity. Using a 24-hour ...
June 13, 2025 — Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than ...
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June 19, 2025 — Intermittent fasting might not be a miracle solution, but it stands shoulder to shoulder with traditional calorie-cutting when it comes to shedding pounds and improving metabolic health. A major new ...
June 19, 2025 — With $860K in Navy funding, MSU psychologists are developing tools to spot people who can handle complex tasks under pressure. The key? Mastering "placekeeping" staying focused and accurate ...
June 16, 2025 — When we focus, switch tasks, or face tough mental challenges, the brain starts to sync its internal rhythms, especially in the midfrontal region. A new study has found that smarter individuals show ...
June 14, 2025 — A pioneering study reveals how archaeologists' satellite tools can be repurposed to tackle climate change. By using AI and satellite LiDAR imagery from NASA and ESA, researchers have found a ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered how exercise directly influences brain health in Alzheimer's disease by pinpointing the exact brain cells affected. Using cutting-edge RNA sequencing and mouse models, ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...
June 17, 2025 — When faced with a tricky maze task involving hidden information, humans instinctively toggle between two clever mental strategies: simplifying in steps or mentally rewinding. MIT researchers showed ...
June 12, 2025 — A team at UC Davis has made a major leap in neurotechnology, enabling a man with ALS to speak again through a brain-computer interface that converts thoughts into speech in real time. Unlike prior ...
June 12, 2025 — In a bold challenge to silicon s long-held dominance in electronics, Penn State researchers have built the world s first working CMOS computer entirely from atom-thin 2D materials. Using molybdenum ...
June 12, 2025 — Female earwigs may be evolving exaggerated weaponry just like males. A study from Toho University found that female forceps, once assumed to be passive tools, show the same kind of outsized growth ...
June 12, 2025 — Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to three. These next-gen ...
June 10, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that people with COPD have lung cells that contain over three times as much soot-like carbon as those of smokers without the disease. These overloaded cells are larger and ...
June 10, 2025 — Creatine is gaining recognition far beyond its roots in athletic performance. Once seen as a gym-only supplement, it's now understood to play a vital role in cellular energy, cognitive function, ...
June 9, 2025 — A new Rutgers Health study reveals a surprising twist in the antibiotic resistance story: instead of simply killing bacteria, drugs like ciprofloxacin can actually trigger a kind of microbial ...
June 9, 2025 — A breakthrough study from Keck Medicine of USC may have found a powerful new triple therapy for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. By combining Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), which ...
June 9, 2025 — Teens are diving into intense skincare routines inspired by TikTok, often slathering on six or more products daily, sometimes over ten in just minutes, chasing beauty ideals that favor lighter, ...
June 12, 2025 — A scientific team has unlocked a new way to treat serious lung conditions by using specially designed nanoparticles to deliver genetic therapies straight to lung cells. This innovation could ...
June 9, 2025 — Deep within the brain, the ventral tegmental area does more than signal when we re rewarded it forecasts exactly when we ll be rewarded. This discovery came from an elegant collaboration between ...
June 9, 2025 — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new algorithm, the Krakencoder, that merges multiple types of brain imaging data to better understand how the brain s wiring underpins behavior, ...
June 9, 2025 — A rare genetic disorder called Werner syndrome causes premature aging and devastating health complications from an early age, yet treatment options have been lacking. New hope emerges from Chiba ...
Thursday, June 19, 2025
- 99 Trials Later, Fasting Ties Traditional Diets in Weight-Loss Showdown
- How Can We Make Fewer Mistakes? US Navy Invests $860k in Placekeeping
Monday, June 16, 2025
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Friday, June 13, 2025
- Running Rewires Your Brain Cells—igniting Memory-Saving Genes Against Alzheimer’s
- Guest Molecules Ride Perfect Waves in Dna droplets—A Breakthrough for Synthetic Biology
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Brain-Computer Interface Restores Real-Time Speech in ALS Patient
- Atom-Thin Tech Replaces Silicon in the World’s First 2D Computer
- Pincer Plot Twist: How Female Earwigs Evolved Deadly Claws for Love and War
- Beyond Ozempic: New Weight Loss Drug Rivals Surgery
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- Unusual Carbon Build-Up Found in Lungs of COPD Patients
- This Overlooked Supplement Could Help You Think Sharper and Age Better
Monday, June 9, 2025
- How a Common Antibiotic Fuels Bacterial Resistance
- Shocking Brain Cancer Breakthrough: Electric Fields Supercharge Immune Assault
- Burning for Beauty: How TikTok Skin Trends Are Harming Young Girls
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025
- The Dopamine Clock: How Your Brain Predicts When You'll Feel Good
- Krakencoder Predicts Brain Function 20x Better Than Past Methods
- Common Supplement Reverses Premature Aging in Landmark Human Trial
- 5-Minute STI Test Poised to Transform Sexual Health Diagnostics
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Whales Blow Bubble Rings--And They Might Be Talking to Us
- The Hidden Dna Repair System That Could Transform Cancer Treatment
Friday, June 13, 2025
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Researchers Develop Innovative Model to Study Sense of Smell
- Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended
- Guardrails, Education Urged to Protect Adolescent AI Users
- Eating an Array of Smaller Fish Could Be Nutrient-Dense Solution to Overfishing
- Molecular Link Between Air Pollution and Pregnancy Risks
- Pancreatic Cancer Spreads to Liver or Lung Thanks to This Protein
- Being in Nature Can Help People With Chronic Back Pain Manage Their Condition
- New mRNA Vaccine Is More Effective and Less Costly to Develop
- Two Plant Species Invent the Same Chemically Complex and Medically Interesting Substance
- Clinical Research on Psychedelics Gets a Boost from New Study
- Large-Scale Immunity Profiling Grants Insights Into Flu Virus Evolution
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Epilepsy Is More Common in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia Than Expected
- Tea, Berries, Dark Chocolate and Apples Could Lead to a Longer Life Span, Study Shows
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Early Driver of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness
- Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults
- Combination Therapy Can Prolong Life in Severe Heart Disease
- Brain Training Game Offers New Hope for Drug-Free Pain Management
- Attachment Theory: A New Lens for Understanding Human-AI Relationships
- Self-Powered Artificial Synapse Mimics Human Color Vision
- Student Discovers Long-Awaited Mystery Fungus Sought by LSD's Inventor
- Synthetic Compound Shows Promise Against Multidrug Resistance
- Immune System Discovery Reveals Potential Solution to Alzheimer's
- Insect Protein Blocks Bacterial Infection
- Preventing Chronic Inflammation from Turning Into Cancer
Friday, May 30, 2025
- Mediterranean Diet Provides Symptom Relief for Patients With IBS in Pilot Study
- Singing to Babies Improves Their Mood
- Common Gene Variant Doubles Dementia Risk for Men
- Innovative Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive T Cell Cancers
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Leprosy Existed in America Long Before Arrival of Europeans
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Evolution of a Single Gene Allowed the Plague to Adapt, Survive and Kill Much of Humanity Over Many Centuries
- Cellular Scaffolding Secrets Unlocked: Scientists Discover Key to Microtubule Growth
- Mindfulness and Brain Stimulation Could Reduce Bladder Leaks
- Could 'pausing' Cell Death Be the Final Frontier in Medicine on Earth and Beyond?
- Dinosaurs Could Hold Key to Cancer Discoveries
- Machine Learning Algorithm Brings Long-Read Sequencing to the Clinic
- Digital Discovery Unlocks Durable Catalyst for Acidic Water Splitting
- Keep the Cool Feeling: A Lipid Enzyme for Maintaining Cool Temperature Sensation and Avoidance
- How Does Coffee Affect a Sleeping Brain?
- Unlocking Precise Composition Analysis of Nanomedicines
- Findings on the Protein That Forms Loops in the Human Genome
- Novel Biomarker: Potential to Predict and Treat Skin Cancer Metastasis
- HIV Discovery Could Open Door to Long-Sought Cure
- Researchers Find Promise in a New Peptide Drug to Combat a Deadly Brain Cancer
- Earlier Measles Vaccine Could Help Curb Global Outbreak
- Genetics and Therapy Type Determine Second Cancer Risk After Childhood Treatment
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
- All-in-One Model Reconstructs Complex Liver Architecture
- Traditional Diagnostic Decision Support Systems Outperform Generative AI for Diagnosing Disease
- Resetting the Fight-or-Flight Response
- When Climate Disasters Hit, They Often Leave Long-Term Health Care Access Shortages
- Does Outdoor Air Pollution Affect Indoor Air Quality? It Could Depend on Buildings' HVAC
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Trees Vs. Disease: Tree Cover Reduces Mosquito-Borne Health Risk
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Diagnosing Parkinson's Using a Blood-Based Genetic Signature
- IBD on the Rise: International Research Highlights Spread in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Sharing of Lifespan Brain Study Data Expected to Light New Paths
- New Method Provides the Key to Accessing Proteins in Ancient Human Remains
- Vesicle Cycle Model Reveals Inner Workings of Brain Synapse
- Potential to Prevent and Treat a Common Type of Inflammatory Arthritis Advanced by the Identification of New Genetic Links
- Bed Bugs Are Most Likely the First Human Pest, New Research Shows
- Newly Identified Group of Nerve Cells in the Brain Regulates Bodyweight
- Nearly Five Million Seized Seahorses Just 'tip of the Iceberg' In Global Wildlife Smuggling
- Humans Are Seasonal Creatures, According to Our Circadian Rhythms
- Understanding Cultural Differences in Salt Usage May Help Lower Consumption
- Combination Therapy With Rapamycin and Trametinib Prolongs the Life of Mice
- Genetic Deep Dive Dispels Fear of Hybrid Worm Threat
- Yeast Can Now Produce Human DNase1
- Midlife Weight Loss Linked to Longer, Healthier Lives
- Gut Bacteria May Hold Key to Unlocking Better Cancer Treatment