Nearly half of older adults improve in cognition or walking over time
A steady slide into frailty is the story many people tell themselves about old age. The numbers in…
Researchers discover a hidden whistle inside a horse’s whinny
A horse’s whinny can sound like two calls at once. One part sits low and rough, like a…
Ancient Milky Way stars challenge the age of the universe and the Hubble tension
The oldest stars in the Milky Way are forcing a fresh look at one of cosmology’s biggest arguments.…
Surgical robot can help safely remove the caudate lobe
Resection of tumors in the caudate lobe (a deep, hard-to-reach part of the liver) is recognized as one…
Astronomers built the largest and most accurate 3D map of the ultraviolet universe
The space between galaxies is not empty. In a new map of the early universe, those “blank” stretches…
New study shows the brain reactivates memories without reaching conscious thought
Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching…
Buck Institute launches a new initiative to measure and extend human healthspan
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging today announced the launch of Healthspan Horizons, a new initiative designed to…
Review identifies sucrose as an effective pain reliever for hospitalized infants
Mariana Bueno, an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the lead author of a…
BCAT2 enzyme identified as a target for diabetic foot recovery
Diabetic macrovascular complications are the main cause of death and disability in diabetes patients, of which vascular calcification…
MSK uncovers how interacting mutations shield breast cancer
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have made an important discovery about how genetic mutations in breast…
How ancient shorelines played a crucial role in the survival of early sea creatures
Coastlines can look like simple lines on a map. Over Earth’s history, they acted more like gates and…
Melbourne’s lab-grown “skin” revolutionizes tick research
The world’s first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne,…