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One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing The Risk of Dementia

One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing The Risk of Dementia Health 5 hours ago

Whales Appear to Be Evolving a New Dialect in The Mediterranean Sea

Whales Appear to Be Evolving a New Dialect in The Mediterranean Sea Nature 5 hours ago

World's Oldest Known Asteroid Crater Is 3 Billion Years Old, Study Confirms

World's Oldest Known Asteroid Crater Is 3 Billion Years Old, Study Confirms Nature 6 hours ago

Your Taste For Onions May Reveal Something About Your Future Health

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Common Supplement Shows Concerning Link to Heart Failure

A Common Supplement Shows a Concerning Link to Heart Failure Health18 hours ago

Scientists Discover a Spider That Catapults Prey Into Its Web at a Brutal 140 G

Scientists Discover a Spider That Catapults Prey Into Its Web at a Brutal 140 G Nature20 hours ago

Transmission electron microscope image of a rod-shaped influenza A H5N1/bird flu virion; in the background is a second transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particles (both round and rod-shaped). Creative composition and colorization/effects by NIAID; transmission electron micrograph imagery is courtesy CDC. Scale has been modified/not to scale.

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Human Ancestors May Have Used Fire Far Earlier Than We Thought, Study Reveals

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Common Vaccine Linked to 24% Lower Dementia Risk in Major Study Health2 days ago

A Simple Family Activity May Boost Brain Function, Study Finds

A Simple Family Activity May Boost Brain Function, Study Finds Health2 days ago

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The Secret to Why Sloths Are So Slow May Be Hidden in Their DNA Nature2 days ago

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