| Scientists Map Aging Brain in Unprecedented Detail, Revealing Clues to Alzheimer’s and More |
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2026-03-25 11:10:36 +00:00
 A new single-cell atlas shows how epigenetic changes reshape brain cells during aging, revealing genomic instability, regional differences, and potential biomarkers of brain aging. More than 57 million people worldwide are currently living with neurodegenerative diseases. These conditions include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and others. Researchers expect the number of cases to double roughly […]
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| Researchers Discover Surprising New Ovarian Cancer Treatment Using an Existing Drug |
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2026-03-25 10:35:00 +00:00
 Researchers have uncovered an early survival response in ovarian cancer cells that may limit the effectiveness of widely used PARP inhibitors. A new study from Mayo Clinic researchers reports that ovarian cancer cells can quickly switch on a survival response after treatment with PARP inhibitors. Blocking this early reaction may help these drugs work more […]
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| Scientists Discover Protein That Turns Brown Fat Into a Calorie-Burning Machine |
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2026-03-25 10:00:22 +00:00
 Scientists reveal a hidden “wiring system” in brown fat that could help turn your body into a calorie-burning furnace. Researchers have uncovered how a crucial protein helps activate brown fat by promoting the growth of blood vessels and nerve connections within this heat-producing tissue. The study, published today (March 25) in Nature Communications, highlights a […]
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| Scientists Call for a Complete Rethink of Alzheimer’s Treatment |
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2026-03-25 04:58:01 +00:00
 New insights suggest that Alzheimer’s cannot be tackled through a single pathway, as its roots extend across molecular, genetic, and systemic processes. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the biggest medical challenges of an aging world. It is the most common cause of dementia, a broad term for conditions that damage memory, thinking, and behavior enough […]
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| Scientists Identify Molecular Switch That Lets Exercise Reverse Muscle Aging |
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2026-03-25 04:23:05 +00:00
 Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that helps explain why exercise remains so effective in maintaining muscle health with age. Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may help explain one of the biggest benefits of exercise as people grow older: the ability to keep muscles repairing themselves. A research team at Duke-NUS Medical School, […]
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| This New Test Can Tell if Your Body Is Older Than You Are |
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2026-03-25 03:48:55 +00:00
 Age may seem like a straightforward measure of health, but biology tells a more complex story. Can you judge an adult’s physical condition based only on their age? The answer is: “It depends.” While the body’s performance generally declines over time and the risk of age-related diseases increases, people of the same age can differ […]
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| Scientists Reinvent a Classic Material To Help Power the Future of Quantum Tech |
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2026-03-24 21:24:15 +00:00
 A reengineered version of a classic crystal reveals unexpected behavior, hinting at new possibilities for faster, more efficient information transfer. A new twist on a long-known material could help push quantum computing forward and cut energy use in modern data centers, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. Barium titanate, first identified in […]
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| Breakthrough Catalyst Turns CO2 Into Fuel With Incredible Efficiency |
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2026-03-24 20:49:13 +00:00
 A redesigned catalyst appears to sidestep a major bottleneck in CO2-to-methanol conversion by separating where key reaction steps occur. Efficient methanol production could play an important role in carbon recycling, turning captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful chemical feedstock and fuel ingredient. In principle, the chemistry works best at low temperatures, where converting CO2 […]
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| Did Scientists Overestimate AI’s Ability To Think Like Humans? |
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2026-03-24 20:14:58 +00:00
 A new wave of AI research is attempting to tackle one of psychology’s oldest questions: whether the human mind can be unified under a single theory. For decades, psychologists have debated a central question: can the human mind be explained by a single, unified theory, or must processes like memory, attention, and decision making be […]
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| Why Your Most Vivid Dreams Might Be the Key to Deep, Restful Sleep |
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2026-03-24 18:00:39 +00:00
 The secret to feeling deeply asleep might not be silence—it could be your most vivid dreams. Feeling like you had “a good night’s sleep” depends on more than just the number of hours you spent in bed. It also comes down to how deeply and uninterrupted that sleep felt. Scientists still do not fully understand […]
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| Scientists Discover a Better Way To Treat Gout for Certain Patients |
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2026-03-24 17:04:56 +00:00
 Should doctors rethink the standard gout treatment? Gout happens when excess uric acid in the body forms urate crystals that collect in and around joints, triggering sudden attacks of intense pain and inflammation. To prevent those flares and lower the risk of long-term joint damage, kidney stones, and tophi, doctors often use urate-lowering drugs. A […]
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| Scientists Discover Promising Treatment for Deadly Hepatitis E Virus |
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2026-03-24 16:29:28 +00:00
 A drug originally designed to treat hepatitis C is now showing unexpected potential against hepatitis E. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis and kills about 70,000 people each year. In most healthy people, the infection clears on its own, but it can become chronic in people with weakened immune […]
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| Major Cancer Breakthrough Could Help Patients Who Don’t Respond to Immunotherapy |
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2026-03-24 15:54:13 +00:00
 Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden “internal brake” on immune cells that limits their ability to fight cancer, independent of tumor influence. Scientists developing next-generation cancer immunotherapies have uncovered a hidden weakness inside the immune system itself. A molecule known as SLAMF6, found on T cells, acts as a built-in shutoff switch that limits their […]
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| This Tiny Insect Should Freeze to Death but Somehow Doesn’t |
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2026-03-24 15:00:39 +00:00
 Snow flies beat the cold by acting like a mashup of Arctic fish and polar bears. Snow flies may seem like ordinary insects, but their survival strategy is anything but typical. In a new study, researchers at Northwestern University examined how these tiny, wingless insects, which crawl across snowy surfaces to mate and lay eggs, […]
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| Even Doctors Can’t Tell These AI X-Rays Are Fake |
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2026-03-24 14:00:38 +00:00
 AI-generated X-rays are now so realistic they could fool doctors—and potentially disrupt the entire healthcare system. A new study published today (March 24) in Radiology, the journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), finds that both radiologists and advanced multimodal large language models (LLMs) struggle to reliably tell apart real X-rays from artificial […]
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| Astronomers Capture Two Giant Planets Forming in Real Time Around Distant Star |
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2026-03-24 13:00:39 +00:00
 Astronomers have spotted two giant planets forming around a young star—offering a stunning glimpse of how our Solar System may have begun. Astronomers have identified two planets in the process of forming within the disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star called WISPIT 2. One planet had been spotted earlier, and new observations […]
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| One of Earth’s Greatest Migrations Is Collapsing Beneath Our Rivers |
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2026-03-24 12:00:39 +00:00
 One of Earth’s greatest migrations is vanishing underwater—and almost no one is paying attention. The world’s freshwater fish migrations—some of the longest on Earth—are collapsing fast, with populations down over 80%. Scientists say only global cooperation to reconnect rivers can prevent their disappearance. A Hidden Crisis in Freshwater Fish Migration Some of the longest and […]
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| Earth’s Strangest Magnetic Era: Scientists Decode the Ediacaran Mystery |
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2026-03-24 11:05:49 +00:00
 Ancient rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field during the Ediacaran may not have been chaotic after all. Earth’s Ediacaran Period, which lasted from about 630 to 540 million years ago, has long puzzled scientists studying the planet’s magnetic history. In most other eras, tectonic plates moved at relatively steady rates, climate zones remained stable, and […]
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| Alaska’s Protective Ice Is Vanishing, Scientists Find |
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2026-03-24 10:30:39 +00:00
 Along Alaska’s northern coast, a subtle but significant shift is unfolding as landfast sea ice forms later, disappears sooner, and covers less area than in previous decades. Sea ice along Alaska’s northern coastline is lasting for shorter periods each year, based on a 27-year analysis by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This type […]
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| Scientists Discover Alaska Glaciers Are Melting Weeks Longer Than Expected |
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2026-03-24 09:55:47 +00:00
 New radar data reveals Alaska’s glaciers are melting longer and reacting faster to heat. Alaska’s glaciers are not just shrinking. They are staying in melt mode for longer stretches of the year. Using satellite radar, researchers found that for every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) increase in average summer temperature, glaciers across Alaska experience […]
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| Study Challenges Long-Held Belief About Parkinson’s Tremors |
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2026-03-24 04:46:22 +00:00
 New imaging research challenges a long-standing assumption about Parkinson’s disease. A clinical imaging study from Finland suggests that rest tremor in Parkinson’s disease is not caused by greater dopamine loss. Instead, tremor appears to be linked to relatively preserved dopamine function. Researchers at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital analyzed clinical records along […]
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| Scientists Say One Gene Could Be Behind up to 93% of Alzheimer’s Cases |
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2026-03-24 04:21:10 +00:00
 A growing body of evidence suggests that a single gene, APOE, may play a far more dominant role in Alzheimer’s disease than previously recognized. A single gene may play a much larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than scientists once thought. In a new analysis led by researchers at UCL, the APOE gene was linked to […]
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| Scientists Identify Protein That Slows Key Effects of Aging |
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2026-03-24 03:56:47 +00:00
 Boosting a protein that suppresses inflammation reduced frailty and improved physical health in aging mice. The United States is entering a period of rapid population aging. By 2050, nearly one quarter of Americans will be at least 65 years old, and many individuals are expected to live well into their 90s or beyond. This demographic […]
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