Articles by Michelle Starr
We may have been overestimating the role of a pathological class of misfolded protein in neurodegenerative disease.
Called prions, these molecules are responsible for conditions such as bovine spongοΏ½...
Chronic tinnitus may increase stress levels by keeping the body that much closer to a fight-or-flight response to sound, a new study suggests.
By carefully studying the facial expressions of people οΏ½...
Whether poop speeds through your gut like a bullet train or takes a more smell-the-roses approach could have more profound implications for your overall health than a first glance would suggest.
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A German man remains in remission from HIV an incredible six years after he received a stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.
The seventh known HIV patient to achieve long-terοΏ½...
The bumpy trajectory of human aging may have a tipping point as we enter our twilight years, a new study has found.
Past the age of around 75, our bodies can no longer easily recover from injury or οΏ½...
A single, half-hour session of moderate exercise is enough to confer an immediate mood-boosting effect, and now scientists have figured out why.
In mice and likely humans that boost comes from the rοΏ½...
Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation.
At spots where RNA polymerase 'opens' your DNA to read and copy instructions known as tοΏ½...
Amidst a cache of glittering golden treasures from the Iberian Bronze Age, a pair of corroded objects might be the most precious of all.
A dull bracelet and a rusted hollow hemisphere decorated withοΏ½...
