Excessive accumulation of RNA inside cells can directly damage mitochondria and disrupt their electrical balance, thereby starving the cells of the energy they need to function properly.
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‘Widespread errors’ in BoM temperature data
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Different sources of fine particle air pollution show distinct, subtle links to how the developing brains of children communicate. The cross-sectional analysis at ages 9 to 11 identified consistent li
A new study indicates that adults who experience severe material disruptions after a breakup, such as moving or changing financial circumstances, report higher levels of ambiguity and flux regarding t
Scientists trapped antimatter particle for months
Triple-action weekly weight-loss drug reduces sleep apnea in late stage trials. More than half of patients receiving 9 mg or 12 mg achieved at least a 50% reduction in AHI, and about 39% to 52% met cr
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Amgen says drug combo cuts risk of death by 58% in patients with aggressive lung cancer
A late-stage trial led by Dr. Jacob Sands tested adding Amgen's Imdelltra to AstraZeneca's Imfinzi as maintenance therapy (ongoing treatment after initial therapy) in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a…
Breast Reduction Surgery Is Associated With Improved Sexual Function, Including Greater Sexual Satisfaction and Physical Comfort, Though Researchers Note That More High-Quality Studies Are Needed to C
Sound waves could help stop schizophrenic delusions: NYU study
Suicide attempts, ideation spiked significantly among older U.S. adults after COVID-19 pandemic. Research found suicidal ideation increased 42.6%, suicide planning by 256.2% and suicide attempts by 26
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Sugar restriction in early life is linked to lower dementia risk and slightly slower brain aging decades later
Both too little and too much testosterone are linked to a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that raises stroke risk, a new research review finds. Risk seems lowest in the midd
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Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions
NASA's Perseverance Broke The Off-World Driving Record, While Mostly Steering Itself
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Cambridge study finds UK GCSE science courses name 86 scientists and only one is a woman (Rosalind Franklin, in just one exam board). At A-level it's 3 out of 181. Researchers say this could help expl
A University of Cambridge study by Dr Greg J Cooke, Skyla B White and Stephanie Buttigieg analysed the UK's six main exam boards' science specifications (exam board syllabuses) for biology, chemistry, environmental…
High-nicotine e-cigarette use among US daily vapers aged 18-24 surged from 3.1% in 2017 to 49.2% in 2022, with nicotine dependence rising to levels comparable to those of cigarette smokers and young a
Researchers at the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health studied high-nicotine e-cigarette use and nicotine dependence among US adults. They analyzed PATH Study surveys from 2017…
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Conversational AI chatbots can worsen psychotic symptoms in a small fraction of mental health patients by validating their delusions, with individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis bei
A virus that infected chimps (but not humans) 4 million years ago left DNA that switches off a gene helping young brain cells grow and connect.
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World’s largest glacier melting faster than anticipated, study finds
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left
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A new cancer immunotherapy drug showed promising results in an early-stage clinical trial, controlling disease in nearly 60% of patients with advanced tumors that had resisted previous treatments.
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New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, published a pilot study (a small early trial) in JAMA Psychiatry on psilocybin (a psychedelic drug) in 12 people with Parkinson's disease. They measured five…
Study warns 96% of coral reefs could collapse by 2075
Canada Changing Climate Report 2026 Predicts End Of Glaciers By 2100
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Physicists Develop a New Quantum Method That Predicts the Kondo Effect Up to 100 Times More Accurately, Potentially Advancing Research Into Superconductors and Quantum Materials
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He Turned Antarctica Into a Neutrino Telescope. And Won a Nobel Prize
Francis Halzen led the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which studies high energy neutrinos from space and won him the Nobel Prize in physics, the source says. IceCube uses a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, with more…
The common cold sore virus (HSV-1) can reprogram the brain's immune cells in lab mice, putting them into 'emergency mode' and switching off their everyday cleanup jobs, a pattern also seen in Alzheime
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Mini brain organoids 'reading' Braille
A Bristol University team studied whether brain organoids (tiny lab-grown groups of brain cells) can receive signals from a tactile sensor for Braille letters and produce decodable responses, Frontiers in Artificial…
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