Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health?
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Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health?

Published Sept. 23 in JAMA Psychiatry, the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers believe it is the first study to compare depression symptoms in…

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Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may have a reversible weakness
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Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may have a reversible weakness

Alzheimer’s disease gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior and affects more than 7 million older adults in the United States. Researchers have known for years that blood vessels…

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This diet may slow brain aging by 2.5 years
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This diet may slow brain aging by 2.5 years

Greater adherence to the MIND diet was linked to less brain tissue loss over time, particularly in grey matter, which plays an important role in memory, learning, decision…

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Exhaling may speed up reaction times
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Exhaling may speed up reaction times

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help…

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A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance
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A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance

We are at a critical time and supporting science journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help…

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A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar
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A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar

A study published in Science Bulletin presents strong evidence for that connection. The findings raise the possibility that some mysterious cosmic flashes, whose sources have been difficult to…

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Watch Live: NASA’s Crew-13 could make the fastest U.S. trip to the ISS ever
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Watch Live: NASA’s Crew-13 could make the fastest U.S. trip to the ISS ever

The broadcasts will be available across several NASA platforms. Viewers can find streaming options at: NASA Live Crew-13 Launches Oct. 1 Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off at…

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Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds
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Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology Neuroscience (IoPPN) combined data from 63 studies involving more than 265,000 people. They analyzed the general population separately from people receiving…

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NASA’s Crew-13 could go from Florida to the ISS in under 9 hours
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NASA’s Crew-13 could go from Florida to the ISS in under 9 hours

In the days before liftoff, teams will complete final preparations and readiness reviews to confirm that the astronauts, the space station, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, and the Falcon 9…

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Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
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Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet

The difference is tiny, measured in milliseconds, but physicists can detect it. Over time, some days become slightly shorter or longer depending on subtle changes deep inside the…

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