Scientists may have uncovered a hidden biological switch that helps control how quickly the body ages. Research published in PLOS…
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Scientists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs and dominated prehistoric…
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Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to treat Alzheimer's disease by targeting…
Women not only face higher rates of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but new research suggests they may…
For decades, a puzzling discrepancy involving a tiny subatomic particle called the muon fueled speculation that physicists might be on…
A Mediterranean diet is already famous for its heart and metabolic benefits. But a major Spanish clinical trial suggests it…
People with anxiety disorders may share a measurable change in brain chemistry involving choline, an essential nutrient tied to memory,…