How ageing ‘bursts’ at 44 and 60 can make you grow older rapidly – Firstpost

How ageing ‘bursts’ at 44 and 60 can make you grow older rapidly – Firstpost

Growing old is mandatory. However, how often do you feel that you have aged overnight? Yes, that’s possible. A new study published in Nature Aging journal reveals that the ageing process happens in pronounced “waves,” contrary to a traditional notion. Let’s take a closer look. What does the study say? According to the study, researchers from … Read more

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor — seemingly by ancient lumps of metal — according to a new study. That discovery is putting the scientists behind it at odds with the Canada-based mining company that funded them. “We were the worst critics of this paper for a long time,” Andrew Sweetman of the Scottish … Read more

Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains

Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains

6:39Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains Oxford University’s Alexandra Morton-Hayward spends her days surrounded by brains — literally.  The undertaker-turned-scientist is trying to unravel why some human brains remain remarkably well-preserved after death, sometimes for thousands of years, even when all other soft tissue has long decayed. And anyone … Read more

Why do women have more autoimmune diseases? Study points to X chromosome |

Why do women have more autoimmune diseases? Study points to X chromosome |

Women are more likely than men to have their immune system turn against them, resulting in an array of so-called autoimmune diseases, like lupus and multiple sclerosis. A study published Thursday offers an explanation rooted in the X chromosome. The research, published in the journal Cell, suggests that a special set of molecules that act … Read more