Chang’e-6 samples show ancient lunar impacts left rust on the Moon
For more than half a century, scientists pictured the Moon as an almost fully reduced world where iron…
Research links exercise to reduced inflammation and slower aging
Fresh insight into how regular movement protects the body from aging comes from a long-running study published in…
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide screenings, exercise, and alcohol withdrawal
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research findings in suicide screenings, a VA exercise…
Oldest RNA ever discovered offers a rare look into the lives of woolly mammoths
Long before modern humans built cities or carved out farms, woolly mammoths wandered across frozen plains with thick…
Bumblebees Have Learned to Read Simple Morse Code–an Ability Seen Only in Humans and Vertebrates
SWNS A new study is the first to show that an insect can differentiate between different durations of…
The hidden link between sugar cravings and heavy drinking
Scientists have known for years that alcohol and sugar can damage the liver and influence your choices in…
Personalized prehabilitation reduces the risk of surgical complications
The weeks leading up to a major surgery can be a time of uncertainty and worry for patients,…
Understanding leptin’s dual function in MAFLD pathogenesis
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a predominant chronic liver condition globally, intricately linked with…
Johns Hopkins study links mild pancreatic duct dilatation to higher cancer risk
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States by…
Is strength training or cardio better for weight loss? A new study weighs in
If you hate aerobic exercise but want to lose weight, you may be in luck. Weightlifting is more…
Artificial light pollution emerges as a major climate threat
Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns…
Subtle changes in the composition of short tandem repeats may shape disease risk
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that…