As we get older, our skin naturally becomes thinner, slower to heal, and less able to stay healthy. Scientists have long ...

Many people suffer heart attacks or strokes in the early morning hours, often due to changes in blood pressure that happen ...

A new study offers fresh hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists from the Institute for Bioengineering of ...

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A new study in mice has found that switching from a high sugar and butter diet to a regular one may lead to a surprising outcome—an increased craving for alcohol. The research, published in the ...

In about 5 billion years, our Sun will run out of hydrogen fuel and collapse into a dense, Earth-sized remnant called a white dwarf. Though it will no longer shine as it once did, this stellar core ...

Deep in Kentucky’s rivers lives one of North America’s most mysterious creatures—the Eastern hellbender. Growing up to two feet long, this flat, wrinkly salamander has earned colorful nicknames like ...

Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound may offer more than just help shedding extra pounds—they might also help protect people from serious health risks linked to sleep apnea. That’s the ...

Human health remains one of the greatest challenges in space exploration. When astronauts spend long periods in space, their bodies weaken dramatically—especially their muscles and bones. Now, ...

More and more research is showing a strong connection between gum disease—also called periodontal disease—and diabetes. This relationship goes both ways. People with gum disease are more likely to ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered an astonishingly rich mix of molecules in a region of space known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1). This dark, cold cloud of gas—where sun-like stars are ...

It’s hard to believe, but a tiny organ in your neck, about the size of a grain of rice, may be one of the key reasons why some people have high blood pressure. This small structure is called the ...