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Eating Oily Fish Like Salmon May Cut Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s by Nearly 50%
Eating oily fish like mackerel or salmon could slash your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by nearly 50 percent, a new study has revealed.
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Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms
The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism and pharmaceutical industries.
Chickens could...
Light Therapy is Harnessed to Target and Kill Cancer Cells in This World First
An innovative light-activated therapy could help detect and treat an aggressive brain cancer type, a new study shows.The ‘photoimmunotherapy’ combines a special fluorescent dye...
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists.
The new material is easy to make and could...
What Did Albert Einstein, Da Vinci, and Steve Jobs Have in Common: Dyslexia – Why They’re Top Achievers
Dyslexia has affected some of history's greatest minds—including Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and Sir Stephen Hawking.
The list also includes billionaire entrepreneurs—like...
Rare Orchid Thought to Be Extinct in Vermont For 120 Years is Rediscovered – Biologists Call it ‘Astonishing’
Botanists with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed that they've discovered a population of small orchids believed to be extinct in Vermont since...
If You Can Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds in Middle Age Your Heath Risk Plummets
Middle-aged people unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds are almost twice as likely to die within the next decade, according to...
Watch These Fascinating Toads That Can Jump Like Champs but Can’t Land on Their Tiny Feet
We think of frogs and toads as hopping machines—but in reality they have to be landing machines as well to control the force they...
Sunshine Could Ward Off Dementia and Strokes: First-Ever Direct Link to Vitamin D Found
Sunshine could ward off dementia and strokes after scientists have shown a direct link between vitamin D and the conditions in a world-first study.
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FDA Approves First Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib as a treatment for severe alopecia areata, a...
Astronomers Think They’ve Detected a ‘Dark’ Free-Floating Black Hole For the First Time
If, as astronomers believe, the death of large stars leave behind black holes, there should be hundreds of millions of them scattered throughout the...
Striking Photo of a Panther is Now Part of a Huge Project to Better Protect Amazon Diversity
Staring into the camera, this shot of a panther in the Amazon rainforest is part of a huge project to better protect the massive...
Paleontologists Discover Fossil Shows That Dinosaurs Had ‘Belly Buttons’
Thanks to an ‘incredible’ fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons—and at the same time set a new record for the...
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery’s Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time
PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have...
Dogs Became Perfect Human Companion Thanks to a Gene that Lowered Their Stress: New Study
Dogs became ‘man's best friend’ because of a gene that lowered their stress and made them more relaxed around people, according to new research...
How Ketamine is a Speedster Antidepressant and Could Be Adapted For Use to Avoid Side Effects
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be...
‘Superworm’ With Appetite for Polystyrene Could be Key to Mass-Scale Recycling
A 'superworm' with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale, according to a new study.
The species...
Cannabis Products With High THC Levels Do ‘Cut Chronic Pain’
Cannabis products containing the active ingredient THC do relieve chronic pain in the short term, scientists have revealed.
The study is one of the first...
Rectal Cancer Trials Deliver ‘Unheard Of’ Result: Remission in Every Patient
Sascha Roth remembers the phone call came on a hectic Friday evening.
She was racing around her home in Washington, D.C., to pack for New...
Shedding Some Pounds Boosts a Man’s Fertility as Sperm Also Becomes Fitter, Says Study
Shedding the pounds boosts a man's fertility as sperm also become fitter and are more likely to reach the egg, according to new research.
Losing...