How Cranberries Could Improve Memory, Boost Brain Function, and Ward Off Dementia
Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve your memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK).
Dust Avalanche on Mars
For decades, scientists have been observing dark landslides on Mars called slope streaks.
Artificial 'inventors' are pushing patent law to its limits
AI programs have played an important role in other patented inventions
Fix the process that led to Alzheimer’s drug fiasco
Reforms to accelerated approval should focus on securing reliable information in the present and clinical evidence for the future.
Coffee Drinkers ― Even Those With a Sweet Tooth ― Live Longer
Moderate consumption of coffee, with or without sugar, is associated with a reduced risk of death, according to prospective cohort study.
Transplant success: Liver survives out of body for days
Surgeons say they have successfully transplanted a donor liver kept warm and alive outside the body for three days, using a special machine.
4 hostile alien civilizations may lurk in the Milky Way, a new study suggests
But Earth is 100 times more likely to be destroyed by an asteroid than invaded by aliens.
Staying 'Conscious' Under Anesthesia May Be Much More Common Than We Realized
In rare cases, some people are responsive to their surrounds under general anesthesia
Oesophageal cancer: Andy Goram diagnosis brings 'don't ignore symptoms' warning
Former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram has revealed he has oesophageal cancer and been given about six months to live.
Scientists May Have Found a Way to Inject Oxygen Into The Bloodstream Intravenously
Oxygen may now be able to be added directly, and the patient's blood can stay where it is
Ancestral Bacteria May Have Invaded Early Eukaryotic Cells
The discovery that a group of cell-infecting bacteria lived roughly 2 billion years ago stirs a longstanding controversy around which came first: phagocytosis or mitochondria.
Better than CRISPR? Another way to fix gene problems may be safer and more versatile
Epigenome editing flips genetic on-off switches in mouse studies
Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against
Cases in West and Central Africa have been on the rise for decades
Study suggests that most of our evolutionary trees could be wrong
Determining evolutionary trees of organisms by comparing anatomy rather than gene sequences is misleading
Your Liver Is Only About Three Years Old, Scientists Say
On average the organ is less than three years old, no matter what the age of the person
This ancient giraffe relative head-butted rivals with an ‘amazing sexual weapon’
Fossil suggests the giraffe’s long neck could have evolved for getting mates, not leaves
People With Food Allergies Seem to Have Lower Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Individuals with a food allergy were only about half as likely to become infected
Studying schizophrenia in plants? Researchers are giving it a shot
What if scientists could study human psychiatric illness in plants?
Brain-Signal Proteins Evolved Before Animals Did
Some animal neuropeptides have been around longer than nervous systems.
We Should Have Seen Monkeypox Coming
Five years ago, monkeypox made a leap―and most of the world ignored it.