Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25%.
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Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,000 years ago, according to a study published July 17, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mariano Del Papa of National University of La Plata, Argentina and colleagues.
Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago
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After creating the world's first self-organizing drone flock, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary have now also demonstrated the first large-scale autonomous drone traffic solution.
Self-organizing drone flock demonstrates safe traffic solution for smart cities of the future
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Sleep and wake: They're totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives.
Scientists find small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa
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This is not a rerun of last week's roundup; another group of astronomers found a second intermediate-mass black hole in the Milky Way and I can't avoid highlighting it.
Saturday Citations: Scientists study monkey faces and cat bellies; another intermediate black hole in the Milky Way
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Most stars in our universe come in pairs. While our own sun is a loner, many stars like our sun orbit similar stars, while a host of other exotic pairings between stars and cosmic orbs pepper the universe.
Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars
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A team of medical researchers from Universidad de Las Américas, in Ecuador, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, in Spain and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in the U.S., has found evidence suggesting that children and teenagers gain health benefits similar to that of adults from eating the Mediterranean diet.
Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trial data shows Mediterranean diet is good for children and teens
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Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV researchers suggests that there's a lot of truth to the trope.
Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time
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Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors.
Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment
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Space storms could soon be forecast with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth.
New dawn for space storm alerts could help shield Earth's tech
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