Should We All Be Taking Probiotics Daily? An Expert Weighs in : ScienceAlert
Probiotics are one of those pills that you see literally everywhere. You can get them on supermarket shelves,…
Meet Orexin, The Brain Chemical Behind Staying Motivated : ScienceAlert
Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From changing…
Can Alzheimer’s Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here’s What We Know. : ScienceAlert
Alzheimer’s has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and…
Common Daily Vitamin Linked to 13% Cognitive Boost in Early Dementia, Study Shows : ScienceAlert
For anybody with a loved one experiencing dementia or Alzheimer’s, news of prospective drug treatments failing or producing…
Review of Over 120 Trials Challenges The Advice to Always Finish Antibiotics : ScienceAlert
You’ve probably heard that taking a full course of antibiotics is essential for clearing bacterial infections and preventing…
Trichotillomania: New Study Explains Why People Feel Compelled to Pull Out Their Own Hair : ScienceAlert
Trichotillomania (pulling out the hairs on your head, eyebrows, lashes, or elsewhere) is not a new condition. According…
Voyager 1 Took a Final Look Back at Earth 36 Years Ago. Today It’s More Relevant Than Ever. : ScienceAlert
Look closely at one of the most famous photographs ever taken of Earth and you might struggle to…
Scientists Observe Quantum Heat Waves at Room Temperature For The First Time : ScienceAlert
We’ve got another notable first in the field of physics to report: A specific type of quantum behavior…
These Babies Grew Up With Strict Sugar Limits. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic. : ScienceAlert
It was January 1940, and the United Kingdom had a serious problem. German attacks on import ships were…
Your Heart Can Actually Build Its Own Bypass After a Heart Attack : ScienceAlert
When heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) strike, it’s because a coronary artery supplying the heart muscle gets blocked, cutting…
There Are Fungi in The Ocean, And They May Be Way More Important Than We Realized : ScienceAlert
Hidden inside tree trunks, between grains of soil, deep within our bodies, and below our feet, fungi seem…
Scientists Discover a Bizarre New Way Life Can Make DNA… Without DNA : ScienceAlert
To replicate information, life usually has fairly straightforward ways of doing things. To copy DNA, you generally use…