Health
Scientists find a surprising link between lead and human evolution
A major international research effort is reshaping the long-held belief that lead exposure is primar ...View More
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence
Chimpanzees may share more with human thinkers than researchers once realized. A new study published ...View More
Smoking cannabis with tobacco may disrupt the brain’s “bliss molecule”
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show measurable differences in brain activity compared to t ...View More
Scientists melt early protein clumps and shut down Alzheimer’s damage
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better ...View More
New discovery could help stop diabetes damage at its source
An experimental compound has been found to limit cell death, reduce inflammation, and lessen organ d ...View More
CRISPR brings back ancient gene that prevents gout and fatty liver
Gout is one of the oldest documented human illnesses. It develops when sharp crystals form inside jo ...View More
Scientists reverse kidney damage in mice, hope for humans next
Serious injury to short-term kidney function, known as acute kidney injury (AKI), can be life-threat ...View More
Scientists find a molecule that mimics exercise and slows aging
A new study in the journal Cell from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xuanwu Hospital Capital Med ...View More
Scientists uncover a hidden limit inside human endurance
When ultra-runners prepare for races that span hundreds of miles and last for days, they are not onl ...View More
Your anxiety may be controlled by hidden immune cells in the brain
Anxiety disorders affect roughly one in five people in the United States, making them among the most ...View More
