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New Cartilage Type Found: Lipocartilage Resembles Fat, Boosts Elasticity
Scientists have identified lipocartilage, a newly classified type of cartilage featuring fat-filled, balloon-like cells that offer elasticity and structural stability. Found in the external ears, noses, and throats of mammals, including humans, this tissue differs from traditional cartilage types by maintaining its size regardless of calorie intake...
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New Study Uncovers Vital Ocean Processes for Carbon Storage and Climate Regulation
A new study has identified two crucial processes in preserving organic carbon beneath the ocean floor: sorption and molecular transformation. Conducted by scientists from the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds, the research highlights how these mechanisms keep carbon locked in sediments, preventing its release as carbon dioxide. A...
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Fruit Fly Experiment on Tiangong Space Station Explores Effects of Microgravity
Chinese astronauts are studying fruit flies aboard the Tiangong space station to understand how microgravity and sub-magnetic fields affect living organisms. The research focuses on biological rhythms, molecular mechanisms, and movement patterns, with samples set to return to Earth for detailed analysis. The study could provide valuable insights fo...
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Humans Experience Fastest Aging At These Two Ages, Reveals Study
Stanford Medicine's groundbreaking study reveals that aging is marked by two sharp molecular shifts around ages 44 and 60, challenging the traditional view of gradual aging.
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Chinese Scientists Find Traces Of Water In Lunar Soil Brought By Change-5 Mission
Based on lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecular water.
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Supermassive Black Holes Can Affect Star Formation in a Galaxy-Wide Manner, Study Suggests
A team of astronomers have modelled emission lines using data from various bservatories to demonstrate how supermassive clouds can influence star formation in interstellar clouds. Measuring the gas pressure in interstellar clouds impacted by jets and ambient clouds, revealed that there was change in the internal and external pressure of the molecul...
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Does Playing Violent Video Games Impact Behaviour? Here's What the Latest Study Has to Say
A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry claims that violent video games do not impact behaviour.
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Yoga Can Reverse DNA Changes, Reducing Risk of Cancer and Depression: Study
Practising mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi daily reduces risk of depression and cancer by reversing the molecular reactions in DNA.
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Cheers! Your Evening Drink May Work As Anti-Depressant
Can having a few drinks help people with clinical depression feel better and behave normally? Yes, at least in terms of biochemistry. Researchers have found that alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective anti-depressants.
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Memory Of A Heart Attack Gets Stored In Genes: Study
The memory of a heart attack gets stored in genes through epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications of DNA that turns our genes on or off, a study has found.
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New Cartilage Type Found: Lipocartilage Resembles Fat, Boosts Elasticity
Scientists have identified lipocartilage, a newly classified type of cartilage featuring fat-filled, balloon-like cells that offer elasticity and structural stability. Found in the external ears, noses, and throats of mammals, including humans, this tissue differs from traditional cartilage types by maintaining its size regardless of calorie intake...
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New Study Uncovers Vital Ocean Processes for Carbon Storage and Climate Regulation
A new study has identified two crucial processes in preserving organic carbon beneath the ocean floor: sorption and molecular transformation. Conducted by scientists from the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds, the research highlights how these mechanisms keep carbon locked in sediments, preventing its release as carbon dioxide. A...
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Fruit Fly Experiment on Tiangong Space Station Explores Effects of Microgravity
Chinese astronauts are studying fruit flies aboard the Tiangong space station to understand how microgravity and sub-magnetic fields affect living organisms. The research focuses on biological rhythms, molecular mechanisms, and movement patterns, with samples set to return to Earth for detailed analysis. The study could provide valuable insights fo...
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Humans Experience Fastest Aging At These Two Ages, Reveals Study
Stanford Medicine's groundbreaking study reveals that aging is marked by two sharp molecular shifts around ages 44 and 60, challenging the traditional view of gradual aging.
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Chinese Scientists Find Traces Of Water In Lunar Soil Brought By Change-5 Mission
Based on lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecular water.
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Supermassive Black Holes Can Affect Star Formation in a Galaxy-Wide Manner, Study Suggests
A team of astronomers have modelled emission lines using data from various bservatories to demonstrate how supermassive clouds can influence star formation in interstellar clouds. Measuring the gas pressure in interstellar clouds impacted by jets and ambient clouds, revealed that there was change in the internal and external pressure of the molecul...
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Does Playing Violent Video Games Impact Behaviour? Here's What the Latest Study Has to Say
A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry claims that violent video games do not impact behaviour.
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Yoga Can Reverse DNA Changes, Reducing Risk of Cancer and Depression: Study
Practising mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi daily reduces risk of depression and cancer by reversing the molecular reactions in DNA.
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Cheers! Your Evening Drink May Work As Anti-Depressant
Can having a few drinks help people with clinical depression feel better and behave normally? Yes, at least in terms of biochemistry. Researchers have found that alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective anti-depressants.
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Memory Of A Heart Attack Gets Stored In Genes: Study
The memory of a heart attack gets stored in genes through epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications of DNA that turns our genes on or off, a study has found.
