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Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia。 The finding could lead to new treatments aimed at slowing neuron loss by interrupting the process before cells are destroyed
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Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping the brain ignore distractions and zero in on what matters most。 When researchers temporarily switched off these neurons in mice, the animals became unusually distractible—similar to what is seen in ADHD—but regained normal f
A clever nanoscale redesign may have solved one of superconductivity’s biggest problems。 Researchers in Sweden discovered that by subtly sculpting the surface beneath an ultrathin superconducting material, they could make it stay superconducting at higher temperatures and under much stronger magnetic fields
Vitamin B12 is needed in microscopic amounts, but a shortage can have major effects on health and energy。 The vitamin was first linked to a lifesaving liver treatment for pernicious anemia nearly 100 years ago。 Today, researchers are finding that B12 may also help keep cellular powerhouses called mitochondria functioning properly
Some brains appear to fight back against Alzheimer's by helping immature brain cells survive damage instead of succumbing to it。 Understanding this natural resilience could point researchers toward entirely new ways to protect memory and slow dementia
Ancient asteroid impacts may have done more than reshape Earth's surface—they could have helped spark life itself。 New computer models show the collisions created enormous underground hydrothermal systems by cracking the planet's crust and allowing hot water to flow through it。 These long-lasting, life-friendly environments may have covered much of
Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery by discovering the missing genetic ingredient that helps melanoma cells become effectively immortal。 The breakthrough could open the door to new treatments aimed at disrupting one of cancer's most important survival strategies
Aging may trigger the appearance of specialized stem cells that supercharge the body's ability to create new belly fat。 The discovery reveals a potential biological driver of middle-age weight gain and a promising target for future anti-obesity treatments
A new study found that fructose and glucose may look the same on a nutrition label, but the brain treats them very differently。 In mice, glucose strongly reduced activity in hunger-promoting brain cells, while fructose had a much weaker effect。 High-fructose corn syrup triggered a stronger response and was preferred by the animals
Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone and other supervolcanoes。 Instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth’s core, a broad “mantle wind” may push hot rock beneath Yellowstone, generating magma closer to the surface。 This process helps create a massive underground magma network and may explain how supervolcanoes
A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones。 By blocking these harmful protein packages before they reach new cells, researchers believe it may one day be possible to slow the disease's relentless progression