progscrape: sciencealert.com

According to a large analysis of 69 studies, 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night is the optimal amount to minimize dementia risk, as getting both less than 7 hours or more than 8 hours was shown to significantly increase the chances of developing the condition.

26 days ago sciencealert.com health

A 30-minute soak in a 40°C (104°F) hot bath lowered blood pressure more than 30 minutes of moderate cycling in a small study of 25 adults aged 45–70 with overweight or obesity, and increased blood flow in tiny skin vessels, which may help people who can't exercise get similar blood vessel benefits.

25 days ago sciencealert.com health

A natural protein that's up to 2,000 times sweeter than sugar from a West African fruit cut blood sugar spikes from ice cream by about half in a trial of 101 adults with fatty liver disease, with even bigger drops in people with type 2 diabetes and no serious side effects were reported in the study.

22 days ago sciencealert.com diabetes disease health trial

Nordic Diet Linked to Longer Life in Large Study — People Who Closely Followed a Diet Rich in Berries, Root Vegetables, Whole Grains, Fish, and Rapeseed Oil Had Lower Mortality Risk and Better Long-Term Health Outcomes Compared With Those Who Followed It Less Closely

24 days ago sciencealert.com health

Physicists Quantum-Entangled a Levitating Speck of Glass With Light at Room Temperature

30 days ago sciencealert.com physics

Study Comparing Humans and Various Animals Finds General Anesthesia Pushes Nervous Systems Into a Shared Brain State Where Neural Activity Becomes Less Coordinated and More Fragmented, Suggesting a Conserved Mechanism for Loss of Consciousness Across 700 Million Years of Evolution

26 days ago sciencealert.com brain neuroscience

Old Hearts Become Biologically Younger When Transplanted Into Younger People

26 days ago sciencealert.com

Over 70% of US Coastal Areas Are Sinking Faster Than 1 Millimeter a Year

36 days ago sciencealert.com environment

Two Remote Amazon Communities Have Strikingly Low Dementia Rates: Shorter survival isn't the only explanation

44 days ago sciencealert.com amazon neuroscience

Study of 371,000 Americans: eating whole fruit linked to better heart health, 100% juice is not

32 days ago sciencealert.com health

Doctors noticed brain injuries can speed bone healing

35 days ago sciencealert.com brain medicine

Scientists observed human dementia-related proteins spreading through mouse brains in a prion-like manner, providing new evidence for how neurodegenerative diseases may progress through neural networks.

31 days ago sciencealert.com neuroscience

Scientists found some men lose the Y chromosome in cells that still look completely normal

34 days ago sciencealert.com cancer

Dogs can detect word patterns in human speech, new research finds, demonstrating a language-processing ability once thought to be uniquely human.

34 days ago sciencealert.com

One Lifelong Exercise Habit Is Linked to Healthier Signs of Aging After 55: Healthy adults over 55 who had exercised regularly for 30 years had higher vitality capacity than inactive peers

40 days ago sciencealert.com health

Engineered Probiotic Wipes Out 43% of Colorectal Tumors in Mice: The engineered E Coli packed a triple-whammy – chemotherapy produced directly inside the tumor, an immune stimulant, and a localized form of immune checkpoint blockade.

41 days ago sciencealert.com cancer

Scientists believe that smashing heavy atoms close together in a particle accelerator can create strong magnetic fields that literally pull dark matter out of empty space.

37 days ago sciencealert.com physics

Just smelling coffee may be enough to alter mood and brain activity, according to new research

45 days ago sciencealert.com brain health

The 'Mind Control' Cat Parasite Manipulating You May Have a Simple Explanation: Animals (and humans) may be more likely to encounter Toxoplasma gondii because they're natural risk-takers – rather than becoming risk-takers because they encountered T

39 days ago sciencealert.com neuroscience

Simple Diet Change Shifted People's Biological Age Markers in Just 4 Weeks: Strongest evidence from eating both plant and animal foods, but with less fat and more carbohydrates, biological-age 3.5 to 4.1 years lower than high-fat group…

42 days ago sciencealert.com health

8 Common Food Preservatives Linked to High Blood Pressure in 'First Study of Its Kind': Those who consumed the most preservatives had a 24% higher risk of developing high blood pressures…

40 days ago sciencealert.com health

Researchers identified a teenager with an exceptionally rare memory ability, capable of recalling details with accuracy that exceeds an estimated 99.9% of the population…

37 days ago sciencealert.com neuroscience

Breaking: Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet

2 months ago sciencealert.com physics

A large-scale global study reveals that depression is linked to a reduction in gray matter within the hippocampus, though these physical brain changes are found to be reversible…

42 days ago sciencealert.com brain health

A large study shows that patients taking Ozempic-like GLP-1 drugs face an 11 times higher risk of vomiting or inhaling stomach contents into their lungs under anesthesia…

38 days ago sciencealert.com health

Scientists have found evidence that vast amounts of water may be locked deep within Earth's mantle, up to 1,800 miles below the surface, potentially reshaping our understanding of the planet's water cycle and interior structure.

47 days ago sciencealert.com earth

Blood-Brain Barrier Successfully Repaired in Alzheimer's Models: in Alzheimer's disease, this protective border can begin to leak

44 days ago sciencealert.com disease neuroscience

Scientists successfully tested solar cells 32 feet underwater in the South China Sea, demonstrating that enough sunlight penetrates ocean depths to generate electricity and potentially power future underwater sensors…

46 days ago sciencealert.com china engineering

Chinese scientists propose converting some of the 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China into agricultural units, to test out new approaches to farming – approaches that might become increasingly important as the climate shifts

51 days ago sciencealert.com china environment

A large new study has linked the long-term use of tadalafil (Cialis), a medication for erectile dysfunction and an enlarged prostate, to an increased risk of developing glaucoma.

51 days ago sciencealert.com health

>progscrape ▒

All the news that's fit to scrape

Display options