Walking Wonders: Fewer Steps Than Thought for a Longer Life
Daily step counts necessary for health benefits may be less than what was believed earlier, suggests the largest examination on this topic to date. The…
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Pioneering Genetics Research: Male Sex Chromosome Finally Deciphered
A global team of scientists has fully sequenced the Y chromosome, enhancing our understanding of male development, fertility, and genetically-linked diseases. The chromosome associated with…
New Technology Restores Cold Sensation in Amputees’ Phantom Limbs
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed one of the smallest, most intense, and fastest refrigeration devices, known as the wearable thin-film…
Hidden Danger: Study Reveals That One in Three Type 2 Diabetics May Have Undetected Heart Disease
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that one-third of adults with Type 2 diabetes have increased levels of…
The Surprising Reality of Infidelity: High Satisfaction, Low Guilt
Infidelity survey uncovers minimal remorse and high levels of satisfaction. A recently published study in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior reveals that individuals who…
The Sound of Silence? Johns Hopkins Researchers Prove People Hear It
A team of psychologists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University have used auditory illusions to demonstrate that silence distorts people’s perception of time similarly to…
When Were You Diagnosed With Diabetes? It Could Be the Key to Predicting Your Risk of Dementia
Halting the transition from a prediabetic condition to a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes would result in a significant decrease in the number of…
“Cytoelectric Coupling”: A Groundbreaking Hypothesis on How Our Brains Function
Brain waves act as carriers of information. A recently proposed “Cytoelectric Coupling” hypothesis suggests that these wavering electric fields contribute to the optimization of the…
Walking Your Dog Could Increase Your Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury
The three most prevalent leash-related injuries among adults treated in U.S. emergency departments from 2001 to 2020 were fractures of the finger, traumatic brain injury,…
Johns Hopkins’ Revolutionary New Gel Cured 100% of Mice With Aggressive Brain Cancer
A novel hydrogel developed by Johns Hopkins University researchers cured 100% of mice with aggressive brain cancer by combining anticancer drugs and antibodies to target…
Faux Hole Phenomenon: Could This Copycat Black Hole Be a New Type of Star?
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a hypothetical celestial object, called a topological soliton, which mimics a black hole but emits weak light rays. It looks…
HIV Genomes: Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover New Target To Eliminate Infections
In their quest to create treatments that could potentially eliminate HIV infection completely, scientists have been searching for all the locations where the virus can…
Worming Their Way Into the Secrets of Cell Differentiation – A “Startling” Discovery
Johns Hopkins University researchers have discovered that the protein histone H3 in roundworm chromosomes influences cell differentiation and pluripotency, challenging traditional views on heredity and…
A New Field of Computing Powered by Human Brain Cells: “Organoid Intelligence”
Johns Hopkins researchers break ground on new field of ‘organoid intelligence’. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, a “biocomputer” powered by human brain cells…
“Concerning” – Hairdressers of Color Exposed to Potentially Hazardous Mix of Unknown Chemicals
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mix of chemicals, many of which are unknown, potentially…
Cancer Breakthrough: “Hard To Lose” Mutations in Tumors May Predict Response to Immunotherapy
Cancer specialists have attempted to utilize the number of mutations in a tumor, known as the tumor mutation burden (TMB), to forecast a patient’s response…
Ancient Proteins Offer New Clues About the Origin of Life on Earth
Researchers have used laboratory simulations to recreate the conditions of early Earth and have discovered that the evolution of ancient proteins into all forms of…
Mysterious Physics Revealed: “One of the Most Violent Events You Can Imagine in the Universe”
Recent simulations of two black holes colliding at close to the speed of light have shed light on the enigmatic physics behind what has been…
