Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
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Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression

Researchers at the University of Florida found that glucosamine use was associated with a greater likelihood that mild cognitive impairment would progress to dementia. Mild cognitive impairment, often…

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Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control
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Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control

The researchers examined how depression, smoking, obesity, sleep problems, and other health conditions are connected with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which…

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That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles
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That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles

Research led by Brandon Boor at Purdue University found that fragrance compounds released by both conventional cleaners and botanical essential oil-based products can rapidly react indoors and generate…

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Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat
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Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat

According to the researchers, the findings provide new clues about how tirzepatide works and could help guide the development of broader treatments for obesity and other metabolic disorders.…

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REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises
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REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises

Sleep offers a useful way to study that question. Although the body is resting, the brain remains active, especially during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is closely…

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Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth
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Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth

As oxygen levels increased for the first time, enormous amounts of microbial material were buried beneath the seafloor. That burial trapped carbon in rocks and left behind an…

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See the secret to DNA hookups
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See the secret to DNA hookups

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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These are the first feathers ever found in fossilized dinosaur poop
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These are the first feathers ever found in fossilized dinosaur poop

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CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
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CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells

A new clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that genetically modifying donor stem cells before transplantation could make follow-up…

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CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider
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CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider

Some of the most important are known as inner triplets. These groups of three quadrupole magnets (hence the name) sit on both sides of the LHC’s four main…

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