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Hot news flash! Menopause, sleepless nights make women’s bodies age faster
Two UCLA studies reveal that menopause--and the insomnia that often accompanies it -- make women age faster.
The dual findings, respectively published July 25 in...
Astronomers discover dizzying spin of the Milky Way galaxy’s ‘halo’
Our Milky Way galaxy and its small companions are surrounded by a giant halo of million-degree gas (seen in blue in this artists' rendition)...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Complex Work Involving Others May Build Resistance to Brain Disorder, Scientists Say
A stimulating job that involves complex thinking and interaction with other people seems to help protect against the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to...
NASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest a sample of surface material and...
Alzheimer’s disease in HIV-positive patient
The first case of Alzheimer's disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual will be presented in a poster session at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference...
Before animals, evolution waited eons to inhale
Reinhard used computational modeling to track oceanic dissolved oxygen concentrations globally.Credit: Chris Reinhard / Georgia Tech
A couple of times in four billion years, evolution...
Digging deeper into Mars
This is a global map of Mars sulfur concentration (as percentage by mass) derived from the 2001: Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer spectra. Overlay...
Marijuana exposure in kids rose after recreational use legalized in Colorado
A new study identified 81 children seen at the hospital, and 163 marijuana exposure calls to a Colorado regional poison center (RPC). The median...
Osteopathic manipulation can improve pain in postpartum women
The slight increase in some forms of pain after OMT, although not statistically significant, is believed to result from minor and temporary tissue irritation....
New extinct carnivorous marsupial discovered
Illustration showing size comparison of Australian marsupials including new extinct species of carnivorous marsupial, Whollydooleya tomnpatrichorum, from New Riversleigh fossil site in Queensland.Credit: Illustration:...
Self-healing textiles not only repair themselves, but can neutralize chemicals
SRT coated fabric self-heals. From left, fabric with hole, wet fabric and patch in a drop of water, self-healed fabric. Credit: Demirel Lab /...
