Simple amino acid in saliva could help you keep that beautiful smile
Morning routines can feel small until you picture what happens right after breakfast. Sugar hits your mouth. Bacteria…
Neanderthal enzyme appears to play a significant role in athletic performance
Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does…
New study reveals how the human pelvis evolved for upright walking
Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the…
Scientists develop a light-based approach to protecting football players’ brains
Repeated hits to the head do not have to knock you unconscious to harm the brain. Decades of…
Memory shapes your conscious experience of the past, present and future
Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea…
Air pollution linked to an increased risk of developing ALS, study finds
A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution…
Scientists engineer bacteria to produce lower calorie, healthier sugar
For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the…
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…