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Japan Sent Mice to Space and Discovered a Protein That Could Slow Down Aging
Scientists hope the discovery could lead to new treatments for conditions linked to old age like Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Scientists Are Testing a Pill That Could Stop Snoring
Loud snoring is common, but could sometimes also be related to serious sleep disorders.
People With Blood Type O May Be at a Lower Risk of COVID-19, Say Studies
They are also less likely to have severe outcomes, like being put on a ventilator or having to undergo dialysis for kidney failure, according to one of the studies.
Dogs Don’t Really Care About Human Faces
While faces are hugely important for visual communication in humans, our canine companions are not that into our faces as we are into theirs.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Human-Animal Chimera Research, Survey Finds
Over 80% of surveyed Americans expressed support for some aspect of the research, which is currently under moratorium and aims to implant human stem cells into animals to grow organs for transplant.
Latest Research on Brain Structures Reveals How Birds Are Actually Intelligent and Even Self-Aware
So if you’re called a 'bird brain', take it as a compliment.
The High Cost of Academic Publishing Leaves Africa Behind
Researchers are calling for urgent reform in open access publishing as African scientists face the choice to either pay pricey fees out of pocket, or not publish at all.
Mathematicians Made a Basic Discovery in Shapes After 2,000 Years
A group of mathematicians just made a fundamental discovery about the 12-sided dodecahedron, opening up new avenues for research millenia after Plato first described the shape.
Researchers Now Know Just How Many Thoughts You Have in a Day
The discovery of "thought worms" can also help detect when one thought ends and another begins.
The Fastest-Growing Black Hole Gobbles Up One Sun a Day
New research just found incredible information on the hungriest black hole in the Universe.
A WHO Team Is Going to China to Investigate the Origins of COVID-19. Scientists Are Already Warning of a New Virus Threat.
The global health body noted that the current “pandemic is far from over,” even as new research identified a novel flu that “has all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.”
Loneliness Rewires How the Human Brain Perceives Relationships
MRI scans of lonely people reveal how their brain might value their best friends, acquaintances and celebrities all the same.