A University of Helsinki study tracked 23,000 individuals from Finland and the UK, aged 30 to 50 at the outset, over a period of 12 to 35 years. Health benefits were found in overweight men and women who lost an average of 6.5% of their body…
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Europe’s most complete stegosaurian skull unearthed in Teruel, Spain
Palaeontologists from the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis have published new research in the scientific journal Vertebrate Zoology. The article describes a partial stegosaurian skull discovered in the municipality of…
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In nature’s math, freedoms are fundamental
Numbers have a funny way about them. Young math students are taught various strategies to make problem-solving easier. Comparing fractions? Find a common denominator or convert to decimals. The strategies get more complex when doing the kind of…
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Genetic deep dive dispels fear of hybrid worm threat
Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news for when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by these worms that affects more than 200 million…
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Yeast can now produce human DNase1
The human protein, which is used against cystic fibrosis among other things, is currently produced only in mammalian cells with considerable effort and money.
The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history: It has been on…
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Combination therapy with Rapamycin and Trametinib prolongs the life of mice
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing have discovered that the combination of the two cancer drugs Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice. This therapy shows greater effects than the individual…
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Chemists recreate how RNA might have reproduced for first time
Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth — a key process in the origin of life.
Scientists believe that, in the earliest life forms,…
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Earth’s core is ‘leaking’ gold, study finds
Researchers have found evidence that Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, according to a new study.
The vast majority (99.9%) of Earth’s gold and other precious metals are hidden in the center of our planet, with thousands of…
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Gut bacteria may hold key to unlocking better cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered a range of ‘biomarkers’ that could help to improve detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs) such as gastric cancer (GC), colorectal cancer (CRC), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Researchers…
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Scientists contribute to uncovering ongoing surface modification on Jupiter’s moon Europa
A series of experiments led by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Ujjwal Raut support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that found evidence that the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa is constantly…
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