Scientists Reveal Brain Pathway — Rap1 in the Hypothalamus — That Lets Metformin Lower Blood Sugar
New research links metformin’s glucose-lowering action to a brain pathwayMetformin has been the frontline medication for...
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Rare Troilite Dust Links Metal-Rich and Silicate Asteroids: Polarization Reveals Shared Ancestry
Ancient fragments and a surprising fingerprintThe solar system formed roughly 4.6 billion years ago from a rotating disk...
Mediterranean Diet May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk by Modulating Key Metabolic Pathways
Diet, Metabolites and Dementia RiskThe latest study published in Nature Medicine investigates how adherence to a Mediter...
Social Engagement Associated with Longer Life in Older Adults, Large U.S. Study Shows
social ties and survivalA recent analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that older a...
Gait Retraining Offers Drug-Free Relief for Osteoarthritis: Simple Walk-Based Intervention Slows Cartilage Decline
Lead researcher Scott Uhlrich measures a participant’s gait. At the beginning of the study, participants received a base...
Large NHANES Analysis Finds Animal Protein Not Linked to Higher Mortality and May Reduce Cancer Deaths
Surprising Study Finds Meat May Protect Against Cancer Risk New research challenges long-standing assumptions about prot...
Scientists Decode an Organic 'Altermagnet' That Rotates Light: New Optical Formula Reveals Hidden Magnetism
Discovery and scientific contextResearchers have mapped the magnetic behavior of an unusual organic crystal that belongs...
Living with Long COVID: Disability, Daily Life Impact and Comparisons to Parkinson’s and Stroke
Persistent effects of COVID‑19: more than a lingering coldFor many people, SARS‑CoV‑2 infection now evokes a brief respi...
Hair Protein Could Power the Next Generation of Enamel-Regenerating Toothpaste
From Wool to White — a New Route to Enamel RegenerationResearchers at King's College London have developed a method that...
Nighttime Brain Circuit Burns Fat to Stabilize Blood Sugar — Clues to Prediabetes
Hidden hypothalamic circuit stabilizes overnight glucoseA hidden network of brain cells prevents overnight glucose crash...
How SpaceX Came to Dominate U.S. Space Access: From Falcon 1 to Global Launch Leadership
Origins: a private challenge to an established launch monopolyElon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the explicit aim of ...
Cysteine Depletion Acts as a Metabolic Switch: Turning White Fat into Calorie‑Burning Brown Fat
a single amino acid and the puzzle of calorie restrictionCutting caloric intake is a proven route to weight loss, but th...
Running and Your Knees: Why Impact Can Strengthen Cartilage and Bone
Why running’s high impact isn’t necessarily bad for kneesRunning is often labeled as hard on the knees, but that simple ...
New Brain Implant Decodes Inner Speech: Toward Thought-to-Speech Communication for People with Paralysis
Translating thought into speechResearchers across several US institutions have developed an inner-speech decoder — a bra...
High-Salt Diet May Trigger Brain Inflammation That Raises Blood Pressure
High salt intake linked to brain inflammation and hypertensionA new interdisciplinary study led by McGill University res...
Green Tea–Derived Microbeads Bind Gut Fat and Produce Weight Loss in Early Tests
Researchers have devised an edible, plant-based microbead that captures dietary fat in the gastrointestinal tract, produ...
RBFLOAT: The Closest and Brightest Fast Radio Burst Illuminates FRB Origins
Closest and brightest fast radio burst ever detected by astronomers The dazzling “RBFLOAT” radio burst, originating near...
Ultra-thin HiSep‑II Filter Promises Fivefold Life Extension for Lithium‑Sulfur EV Batteries
Why lithium‑sulfur batteries matter — and what’s holding them backLithium‑sulfur (Li‑S) batteries are emerging as a comp...
Skin Temperature Predicts Thermal Comfort: New Meta-Analysis Guides Wearables and Smarter Buildings
Skin temperature as a predictor of comfortSkin temperature on particular parts of the body is a reliable indicator of wh...
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Supercool Cement Could Let Buildings Cool Themselves, Cutting Energy Use and Emissions
A passive cooling breakthroughWhen outdoor temperatures rise, most people turn up air conditioning—an effective but ener...