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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
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
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
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
