Science

A common constipation drug shows surprising power to protect kidneys

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of kidney…

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Scientists find natural compounds that hit COVID-19 from every angle

Researchers have identified a group of natural compounds from a Brazilian tree that show promising activity against the virus responsible…

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New “Trojan horse” obesity drug supercharges weight loss in early tests

Researchers led by metabolism expert Prof Timo D. Müller at Helmholtz Munich have developed a new strategy to treat obesity…

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Scientists reverse diabetes in mice with lab-grown insulin cells

Scientists in Sweden have developed a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells, bringing new momentum…

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240-million-year-old giant “sand creeper” found hidden in retaining wall

A fossil dating back 240 million years has finally been formally identified after spending decades hidden inside a retaining wall.…

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New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have introduced a new way to use artificial intelligence to tackle one of the…

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Scientists connect “time crystal” to real device in quantum breakthrough

A shimmering crystal gets its colorful appearance from the precise arrangement of its atoms in space. In 2012, Nobel Prize-winning…

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Six arrested for hunting wildlife, including deer and peacocks, in Shadnagar and Mathkal forests

Police presenting the accused before the media in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Six persons involved in…

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Das Adam Smith Problem: rethinking Smith’s moral and economic worlds

Adam Smith’s magnum opus, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, considered the foundation stone of modern…

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This simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive brain disorder and a leading cause of dementia worldwide. Despite years of research, there…

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