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Gut bacteria are sensitive to salt: Link to autoimmune disease and hypertension
This is Dr Nicola Wilck at the lab bench.
Credit: Müller lab, MDC
Common salt reduces the number of certain lactic acid bacteria in the gut...
Multiplayer video games: Skill at game and intelligence linked
Some action strategy video games can act like IQ tests.
Credit: © sezer66 / Fotolia
Researchers at the University of York have discovered a link between...
Pluto’s hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected
Pluto's haze layer is blue in this image taken by the New Horizons Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera and computer generated to replicate true color....
Rising inequality charted across millennia
Hunter-gatherer societies typically had low wealth disparities. Their mobility would make it hard to accumulate wealth. (stock image)
Credit: © Rafal Cichawa / Fotolia
Researchers at...
Pomegranate finally reveals its powerful anti-aging secret
EPFL researcher and last author Johan Auwerx is pictured.
Credit: © EPFL / Alain Herzog
Are pomegranates really the superfood we've been led to believe will...
Why these Amish live longer and healthier: An internal ‘Fountain of Youth’
Scientists have discovered the genetics behind the long healthy lifespan of this group of Amish people.
Credit: Image courtesy of Northwestern University
The first genetic mutation...
Pulsar web could detect low-frequency gravitational waves
An artist's impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars.
Credit: R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL
The recent detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory...
Gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes will be spotted within 10 years
Galaxies of similar size to the Sombrero Galaxy may offer astronomers their first glimpse of a pair of supermassive black holes merging. This hat-shaped...
Stellar explosions and cosmic ‘recipe’ for nearby universe
The Perseus galaxy cluster, located about 240 million light-years away, is shown in this composite of visible light (green and red) and near-infrared images...
Double-duty textile could warm or cool
A new textile made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable. Two layers of material with different abilities...
Global birth season study links environment with disease risk
New findings demonstrate the importance of environmental factors during pregnancy on the later development of disease.
Credit: © Syda Productions / Fotolia
Studies have shown that...
