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Summary: In a monumental cross-species collaboration, scientists have identified a “universal genetic program” that drives limb regeneration. By studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice, researchers...
Summary: A major report argues that fructose is not just a source of calories, but a potent “metabolic signal” that actively programs the body to store fat.
The researchers highlight how fructose...
Summary: New research suggests that the balance and walking issues associated with Alzheimers disease may not be “top-down” problems caused by brain decay, but rather “bottom-up” failures in t...
Summary: Scientists have long believed that embryonic cells “decide” what to become only after migrating to their final locations in the body. However, a new study has overturned this dogma.
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Summary: Can a simple ear surgery protect your memory? A major new study suggests the answer is yes.
By analyzing data from over 363,000 participants in the NIH’s All of Us Research Program, resear...
Summary: For decades, scientists believed the brain worked like a computer: it sees an object, compares it to a stored file, and then decides how to act. A provocative new review argues this is backw�...
Summary: Its not just about eating plants, its about which plants you choose. A major study followed nearly 93,000 people over 11 years to investigate the link between plant-based diets and Alzheimer�...
Summary: The “couch potato” struggle of the teenage years may actually be decided before a child even starts preschool. A landmark longitudinal study followed nearly 1,700 children for over a deca...
Summary: Why do two people experience the same traumatic event, yet only one develops PTSD? A new study suggests the answer lies in the brain’s “biological state” at the exact second the trauma ...
Summary: We usually think of fitness as something that happens in the muscles, lungs, and heart. However, a new study co-led reveals that the brain actually “programs” our physical endurance.
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