A study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, a leading journal in dementia research, has demonstrated the high accuracy of plasma p-tau217 as a blood-based biomarker for detecting abnormal brain beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathology, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 May Miss Earth in 2032, But It’s Not Gone for Good
In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose a significant threat, will not collide with our planet in 2032. However, that doesn’t mean we can forget about it….
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Ancient appetite-control molecule found in starfish and humans
A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years. The findings, published in…
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T Coronae Borealis, the Blaze Star, could go nova in March 2025
In what’s being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, a star in the Corona Borealis constellation could explode on Thursday — and be visible to the naked eye.
The so-called “Blaze Star,” T Coronae Borealis, goes nova once…
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More Neighbourhood Trees Linked to Reduced Mortality
Areas with higher numbers of well-arranged trees have lower mortality rates than areas with more sparse coverage. The findings were published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
Duration and frequency of…
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‘Cosmic tornado’ swirls in breathtaking new James Webb Space Telescope image
A cosmic coincidence has led to one of the most amazing images ever captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
The dramatic outflow from a newborn star, known as Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50), just so happened to align perfectly with a…
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A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant change in the park famous for its thousands of…
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New chromatin tracing method unlocks DNA looping process in high resolution
Among the many marvels of life is the cell’s ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For this, the cell must duplicate its DNA – its genome – and segregate it equally into two new daughter…
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1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite the history of human evolution
The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence of bone tool making was from sites in…
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