12,638 MRI Scans Confirm Men’s Brains Shrink Faster in PNAS Study
A large-scale analysis of brain scans taken over time has found that men's brains shrink faster than women's across a...
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Great Whites Are Vanishing Because of Two Ruthless Orcas
The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), with its sleek, optimized hunting body and razor-sharp teeth, is widely considered one of the...
Are Maltodextrin and Fructose Worse Than Sugar for Your Health?
Maltodextrin and fructose can be worse than regular sugar for your health—especially when consumed in large amounts or hidden in...
New Study Finds Brain Prepares Immune System Before Infection
A study published in nature reveals the brain activates the immune system before physical contact with pathogens, hinting at new...
What’s the surprising link between gray hair and cancer protection?
New research in mice suggests that going gray may be more than a sign of aging; it could be a...
Human Caused Sixth Mass Extinction: Holocene extinction
Holocene Extinctions Mass extinction refers to a relatively short period of geological time where a number of biodiversity dies, which...
CRISPR-Cas9 – Oxidative Phosphorylation in Acidic Cancer Cell
The research team conducted a comprehensive CRISPR-Cas9 screen, a technique that allows for the systematic disruption of individual genes across...
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Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Read moreDetailsYelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Read moreDetailsGlobal Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
Read moreDetailsIs Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
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Functional Lab-Grown Esophagus Successfully Implanted in Growing Pigs
Researchers implanted autologous, cell-seeded esophageal segments into growing minipigs. The grafts integrated with host tissue. They showed contractility, remodeling, and...
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Cycling Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Study of Nearly 480,000 Adults
Dementia affects tens of millions of people worldwide, and projections suggest that number could nearly triple by 2050. Physical activity...
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Pig Semen-Derived Exosomes Deliver Cancer Treatment to Mouse Retinas via Eye Drops
A research team in China has engineered eye drops using exosomes extracted from pig semen to deliver a targeted drug...
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When Brain Waves Sync More Tightly With Live Music
A study conducted in a Boston concert hall found that listeners' brain waves aligned more closely with musical rhythms during...
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Stanford Geneticist Warned Humans Are Getting Dumber
Gerald Crabtree, a prominent geneticist at Stanford University, made a startling claim. If an average citizen from Athens around 1000 ...
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