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Promising Alzheimer’s drug may also improve memory in Down syndrome and normal aging
New research is breaking ground in repurposing an FDA-approved drug as a potential treatment in Down syndrome and normal aging. The results suggest that...
Pace of prehistoric human innovation could be revealed by ‘linguistic thermometer’
A physics professor has joined forces with language experts to build a 'linguistic thermometer' that can record the temperature of 'hot' or 'cold' (ie...
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense
In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the...
Australian woman found with parasitic roundworm in her brain caught from carpet python
The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who detected a live eight-centimeter roundworm from a...
Advancing therapy by measuring the ‘games’ cancer cells play
Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue to grow unchecked, despite...
High levels of methane in the Nord Stream leak area
Researchers have detected methane levels that were up to 1,000 times higher than normal in the Nord stream leak area.
New study suggests that when forecasting trends, reading a bar chart versus a line...
A new study suggests that the format in which graphs are presented may be biasing people into being too optimistic or pessimistic about the...
The effectiveness of electrical stimulation in producing spinal fusion
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data on the effect of electrical stimulation therapies on spinal fusion. They found significant improvement...
Icy clouds could have kept early Mars warm enough for rivers and lakes
A new study led by a planetary scientist uses a computer model of Mars to put forth a promising explanation onto how Mars once...
