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Painful Side Effect of Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery - ScienceAlert

Health February 3, 2026

Around 10 percent of people who take statins to lower cholesterol experience mysterious muscle pains, causing many to discontinue these potentially life-saving medicines. Now, researchers from ColumοΏ½...

A Single Night's Sleep Could Predict Your Risk For More Than 100 Diseases - ScienceAlert

Health January 16, 2026

A unique AI model developed by Stanford University researchers and their colleagues could one day be used to predict your risk of more than 100 health conditions, without you even needing to be awakeοΏ½...

This Week in Science: Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound, a Golden Shark, And More! - ScienceAlert

Health January 11, 2026

This week in science: What Jurassic Park got right about DNA in mosquito blood meals; a potential anti-cancer compound synthesized from fungi after 55 years; a stunning golden shark; and much more! οΏ½...

One Gut Microbe Blocks Weight Gain in Mice on a High-Fat Diet - ScienceAlert

Health January 9, 2026

Among the diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that call the human gut home, scientists have identified a bacterial species that can single-handedly and significantly reduce weighοΏ½...

Horror of Life on Roman Frontier Revealed in Gut-Wrenching Study - ScienceAlert

Health January 4, 2026

Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, were riddled with parasites that sapped their fighting fitness. In addition to lice-infested tunοΏ½...

Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert

Health December 12, 2025

Research suggests a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk, with people carrying one specific group A blood type facing a higher likelihood of stroke before age 60. This discovery, publiοΏ½...

Man Keeps Rock For Years, Hoping It's Gold. It Turned Out to Be Way More Valuable. - ScienceAlert

Technology November 29, 2025

In 2015, David Hole was prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. Armed with a metal detector, he discovered something out of the ordinary a very heavy, reddish rock restinοΏ½...

12 Science-Backed Ways to Gift Yourself This Holiday - ScienceAlert

Health November 25, 2025

As the year winds down, it's easy to fall into survival mode. Late nights, indulgent meals, and travel can take a toll on your body and brain. But instead of waiting for the post-holiday slump, you cοΏ½...