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Scientists Successfully Transfer Longevity Gene from Naked Mole Rats to Mice
Mice with transferred gene lived 4.4% longer and showed improved resistance to cancer, inflammation, and age-related diseases.
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ScienceScientists Develop Revolutionary 'Super Steel' That Survives Green Hydrogen Production
New ultra-stainless steel uses double-protection mechanism to resist harsh seawater electrolysis conditions while cutting structural costs by 40 times compared to titanium.
ScienceConstipation Drug Shows Unexpected Power to Protect Kidneys in Clinical Trial
Lubiprostone appears to slow kidney function decline in patients with moderate chronic kidney disease by improving gut bacteria.
ScienceScientists Discover New Way to Prevent Gum Disease by Blocking Bacterial Communication
Researchers target chemical signals bacteria use to coordinate growth, promoting healthy microbes while reducing disease-causing species.
ScienceScientists Discover Chemical That Kills 95% of Termites Without Harming Humans
Bistrifluron prevents drywood termites from forming new exoskeletons during molting, offering safer alternative to toxic fumigation methods.
ScienceGalway-ETH Team Reconstructs 645 New Microbe Genomes From Pacific Coral Reefs, 99% Never Described Before
A Nature paper drawn from the Tara Pacific Expedition catalogs the largest unexplored chemical reservoir in the marine environment — and identifies a new bacterial peptide that inhibits human neutrophil elastase.
ScienceMIT Captures First 3D Atomic View of Relaxor Ferroelectrics, Solving a Half-Century Materials Mystery
Multi-slice electron ptychography reveals the polar-domain structure inside lead magnesium niobate, the workhorse of medical ultrasound and sonar.
ScienceNew Obesity Discovery Rewrites Decades of Fat Science
Scientists uncovered a surprising secret inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease.
SciencePea-Sized Lab-Grown Brains Learn to Solve a Cart-Pole Task at UC Santa Cruz
The first rigorous demonstration of goal-directed learning in human brain organoids - success rate jumped from 4.5% to 46% - comes with a new open-source toolkit for the field.
ScienceBlueRock's Stem-Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Holds Up Three Years After a Single Dose
Three-year follow-up data on bemdaneprocel show sustained motor improvement and stable safety in advanced Parkinson's patients, a milestone for cell-replacement therapy.
SciencePapyrus Fragment of Homer's 'Iliad' Found Tucked Inside Egyptian Mummy at Oxyrhynchus
It is the first time a Greek literary text has been found deliberately incorporated into the embalming process — a 1,600-year-old puzzle for archaeologists.
ScienceAtlantic Current AMOC Weakening Faster Than Models Predicted, New Studies Find
Two papers published this spring project a 51% slowdown by 2100 and the first multi-latitude observational confirmation that the Atlantic conveyor is closer to a tipping point.
ScienceColon Cancer Immunotherapy Trial Leaves 59% of Patients Cancer-Free After Just Nine Weeks
Pre-surgical pembrolizumab erased detectable disease in more than half of UCL-led trial patients, with no relapses after 33 months.
ScienceCambridge Engineers Build Brain-Like Memristor Chip That Could Cut AI Energy Use by 70%
A new hafnium oxide device behaves like a synapse, switching at currents one million times lower than today's silicon — and could ease the AI industry's looming power crisis.
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Common Constipation Drug Shows Surprising Power to Protect Kidneys
Clinical trial finds lubiprostone may slow chronic kidney disease by changing gut bacteria that boost spermidine production.
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Warwick AI System 'RAVEN' Finds 100+ Hidden Exoplanets in NASA TESS Data
The University of Warwick's Rapid Automated Vetting of Exoplanet Candidate Networks confirmed 31 brand-new worlds and flagged 2,000 more, slashing planet-vetting time from months to ninety seconds.
ScienceUNC Glioblastoma Combination Therapy Leaves 100% of Mice Tumor-Free at 170 Days
Pairing temozolomide with the DNA-incorporating molecule EdU dramatically sensitizes brain-tumor cells to chemotherapy in preclinical models, and UNC researchers are filing for a Phase I human trial set to open in early 2027.
ScienceBaylor Neuroscientists: The Anesthetized Brain Still Decodes Language and Predicts Upcoming Words
Recordings from more than 5,000 hippocampal neurons in surgical patients show the unconscious brain learns to distinguish tones within ten minutes and runs a predictive model of meaning while the patient cannot open their eyes.
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Constipation Drug Shows Unexpected Power to Slow Chronic Kidney Disease
Clinical trial of 150 patients reveals lubiprostone preserves kidney function by boosting gut bacteria that produce protective compounds, opening new treatment pathways.
ScienceWebb Telescope Strips LHS 3844 b Bare: Super-Earth Is a Dead, Atmosphere-Less Rock
Using JWST's mid-infrared spectrograph, an MPIA-led team found the tidally locked exoplanet has no air, a 1,000-Kelvin dayside and a dark basaltic crust closer to Mercury than to Earth.
Science75-Million-Year-Old Mammal 'Cimolodon Desosai' Discovered in Baja California Dinosaur Beds
A University of Washington team unearthed a hamster-sized multituberculate that scampered through forests alongside the dinosaurs and may help explain how mammals survived the asteroid extinction.
ScienceRegular Egg Consumption Linked to 27% Lower Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
Loma Linda University study of 40,000 participants finds daily egg intake significantly reduces dementia risk in adults 65 and older.
ScienceScientists Stumble Upon Bizarre Genetic Code That Breaks Biology's Universal Rules
A microscopic pond organism from Oxford University Parks rewrites how genes signal their end, challenging fundamental assumptions about genetic translation.
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Scientists Accidentally Discover DNA That Breaks the Rules of Life
A routine experiment with single-cell DNA sequencing revealed a microscopic pond organism that rewrites how genes signal their end, challenging fundamental assumptions about genetic translation.
Science240-Million-Year-Old Giant 'Sand Creeper' Found Hidden in Retaining Wall
Scientists have identified Arenaerpeton supinatus, an ancient amphibian preserved with rare skin traces, after the fossil spent decades forgotten inside a garden wall.
ScienceOak Trees Delay Spring to Starve Caterpillars in Evolutionary Arms Race
Trees shift leaf emergence by just three days after heavy insect attacks, cutting caterpillar damage by over half in surprisingly effective defense.
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240-Million-Year-Old 'Sand Creeper' Giant Amphibian Discovered Hidden in Garden Wall
A forgotten fossil embedded in a retaining wall has been identified as one of Australia's most remarkable prehistoric finds, revealing a fearsome river predator with rare skin preservation.
Science75-Million-Year-Old Tyrannosaur Fossil Reveals Shocking Cannibalistic Feeding Behavior
High-resolution 3D scans identify precise bite marks showing smaller tyrannosaur fed on remains of much larger relative, challenging predator stereotypes.
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Tyrannosaur Fossil Reveals 75-Million-Year-Old Cannibalistic Feeding Behavior
High-resolution 3D scans of bite marks on massive foot bone show smaller tyrannosaur scavenged remains of much larger relative.
ScienceSimple Amino Acid Supplement Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's Disease
Arginine reduces toxic brain protein buildup and improves behavior in animal studies, offering potential for affordable treatment approach.
