GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing the foods Americans buy
The impact of popular U.S. weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy (GLP-1 receptor agonists), upon their initial introduction…
A single protein decides when human cells grow old, study finds
Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human…
How a warm hug changes the way you feel about yourself
Skin does more than wrap your body like a protective layer. It works as a living boundary that…
Global first: Scientists map the microbiome of an entire country
In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent…
Researchers discovered how the brain decides what to remember
A song from childhood can hit you out of nowhere. A smell can carry you back decades. Then…
Stanford researchers cure type 1 diabetes in mice by resetting the body’s immune system
A team at Stanford Medicine has delivered something people with Type 1 diabetes have waited decades to hear:…
New sensor captures DNA breaks, repair inside living cells in real time
In a quiet lab at Utrecht University, researchers have built a tool that lets you watch one of…
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…
Bowhead whales may hold key to humans living for centuries
A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may…
Humans possess a ‘seventh sense’ called remote touch, study finds
A simple finger drag through sand does not seem like much, yet a new set of studies from…
New molecule targets and destroys harmful RNA linked to cancer and aging
Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.…
Fatty foods help regulate your body, linking diet, sleep, and metabolism
Scientists have long known that animals pace their sleep, hunger, and activity with the changing light of the…