For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double the risk of developing dementia during that time, according to a study published on March 19, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of…
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This simple snacking habit could improve your cholesterol levels: new study
Good news for fans of the humble pecan: these tasty nuts might be even healthier than we thought, and swapping your usual snacks for them could be a smart move for your health.
That’s because a recent study has found that swapping daily snack foods for pecans can lead to improved cholesterol…
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This website shows all the glaciers that have melted due to human-driven climate change
Ever wonder how many glaciers human-driven climate change has eliminated over the decades? Well, you can take a depressing trip through history by visiting the glacier casualty list—a website dedicated to remembering all the glaciers climate change has caused to melt.
But the website…
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Ukraine could have built anti-Putin Russia in Kursk but didn’t. That was a mistake
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Reservoirs of Clean Energy Could Be Hiding Inside Our Planet’s Mountain Ranges : ScienceAlert
New research suggests there could be massive reserves of naturally occurring hydrogen gas hiding away in the mountain ranges of the world – potentially giving us access to a huge, untapped source of clean energy.
These reservoirs of gas would have been produced over millions of years, the…
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New data on Mpox vaccine effectiveness
A study at Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin has found that a single dose of the Imvanex vaccine provides protection against Mpox with 84% effectiveness. For people with HIV, however, a single dose of the vaccine fails to offer sufficient protection. All at-risk groups, and people with HIV…
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Shaping the future of diabetes treatment with 3D bioprinting technology
A research team led by Professor Jinah Jang from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Life Sciences, IT Convergence Engineering, and the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), along with Myungji Kim, an Ph.D….
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AI technology improves Parkinson’s diagnoses
Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of assessment. That’s partly because Parkinson’s sibling movement disorders share similarities, sometimes making a definitive diagnosis initially difficult.
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Scientists call for targeted fiber diets to boost health
Australian food scientists have reclassified dietary fibres — beyond just soluble and insoluble — to better guide nutritional decisions and drive targeted health food products.
Dietary fibres in fruit, vegetables, beans and whole grains are some of the most important food components for human…
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Team finds regional, age-related trends in exposure to drug-resistant pathogen
Campylobacter infections are the most common foodborne illnesses in the U.S., sickening an estimated 1.5 million people each year. A new study examined records of Campylobacter jejuni infections from 10 states, plotting regional, age-related, and drug-resistance trends from 2013 to 2019.
The…