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Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Reveals Expert
Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Reveals Expert
The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest, with recent years witnessing several important controversies.
www.sciencealert.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
October 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Mysterious Flow of Fluid in the Brain
The Mysterious Flow of Fluid in the Brain | Quanta Magazine
A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a subject of debate.
www.quantamagazine.org
March 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Discovery of lung-based blood stem cells may transform transplant therapies
Discovery of lung-based blood stem cells may transform transplant therapies
Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing.
medicalxpress.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery
Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery
When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time.
www.sciencealert.com
January 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Maternal and paternal exposure to common air pollutants may increase the risk of infertility because it can be detrimental to egg, sperm and embryo development, new research in the US finds.
Exposure to air pollution increases infertility risk, US study finds
Research shows common air pollutants can be detrimental to egg, sperm and embryo development
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Lethologica: When You Just Can't Remember That Word You Need
Lethologica: When You Just Can't Remember That Word You Need
It's right on the tip of your... mouth-noodle? Talking-muscle? Oh, you know what we mean.
www.iflscience.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Scientists have identified 29 novel antibodies against the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, which is an important cause of drug-resistant infections.
Klebsiella pneumoniae antibodies
Scientists have identified 29 novel antibodies against the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, which is an important cause of drug-resistant infections.
thebiomedicalscientist.net
November 27, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Like brain cells, kidney cells can ‘remember’
Like brain cells, kidney cells can ‘remember’
Scientists found memory’s molecular machinery at work in cells outside the nervous system.
www.sciencenews.org
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 AM