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Nobel 2026: Ozempic, Mounjaro research tipped for medicine prizeThe 2026 Nobel season is set to reveal the winners of various prestigious awards, starting with medicine. The medicine prize is anticipated...- 150-year-old human might already be among us, claims Harvard scientist. His experiment may have unlocked how long we can really liveWhat if humans could eventually live for 150 years, not through a simple extension of existing treatments but by actually turning back some...
- Why put asparagus upright in a jar with 1 inch of water? The cut stems keep taking up moisture, helping the spears stay fresh in the fridgeTo preserve its freshness, asparagus requires careful handling after purchase. A beneficial technique involves standing the spears upright ...
- Bought peaches that are still hard? Put them in a paper bag to speed up ripening instead of refrigerating themMany store-bought peaches can seem ripe at first glance, yet they might still be quite firm inside. To help them ripen, simply keep them at...
- Your brain may be one organ today, but scientists have uncovered a hidden split that may date back more than 500 million yearsNew research suggests the human brain develops from two distinct cell populations. These groups follow separate paths from early embryonic ...
- Scientists thought the human brain began as one: New study reveals two ancient cell pathways emerge early, raising a surprising question about how our most complex organ formsScientists have uncovered a surprising twist in human brain development: two distinct groups of early cells follow separate paths to form d...
- Health ministry issues advisory against unregulated stem cell therapies, restricts autism treatment to approved clinical trialsThe Union health ministry issued an advisory against unregulated stem cell therapies. Therapeutic use of stem cells for autism is restricte...
- Health Ministry issues advisory clamping down on unregulated use of stem cell therapiesThe Union Health Ministry has tightened oversight of stem cell therapies, warning against their unregulated use and making clear that they ...
- In 2004, ESA grew rocket seeds on the ISS with André Kuipers; after four days, dark-grown seedlings were taller and yellow, while lit ones stayed smaller and greenA 2004 space project involving astronaut Andre Kuipers and schoolchildren explored plant growth factors. Thousands of students participated...
- A 2024 review investigated the ‘immortal jellyfish’ and found that it can reverse its life cycle through cellular reprogramming, revealing clues to biological rejuvenation that may also carry cancer risks in humansThe immortal jellyfish, known scientifically as Turritopsis dohrnii, possesses an extraordinary ability to reverse its life cycle when unde...
- Science says plants can sense touch without a nervous system, the science is surprisingly complexPlants do not have brains, nerves or specialized sensory organs like animals, yet they can still detect mechanical changes in their surroun...
- In 2021, NASA grew Hatch chile peppers on the International Space Station; over 137 days, the plants produced harvestable fruit with unusually straight stemsIn 2021, NASA astronauts successfully cultivated Hatch chile peppers aboard the International Space Station, observing that the lack of gra...
- At 13, a Texas student uses AI to study one of the deadliest brain cancers: says, ‘It started with curiosity’; aims to combine AI with biomedicineThirteen-year-old Myreen Ahsan is at the forefront of innovation, delving into the realms of advanced AI tools to aid brain cancer research...
- What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...
- In 2000, Johns Hopkins team treated 18 paralyzed rodents with neural stem cells. 6 years later, the team engineered working motor-neuron circuits in paralyzed adult animals, extending the original findingJohns Hopkins research from 2000 and 2006 represents an important scientific progression in the search for ways to repair damaged nervous s...
- Plants react to damage, but can they feel pain like humans? Here's what science saysPlants exhibit dynamic responses to environmental stress and damage. However, they lack brains and nervous systems to feel pain. Internal e...
- 'Romance on Moon': In 2002, a NASA intern stole $21 million lunar rocks and put them under the sheets to spend the night with girlfriendIn 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts and accomplices stole about 17 pounds of lunar samples and a meteorite from the Johnson Space Center, wit...
- 17-year-old Texas student Iris Shen wins $150,000 for testing potential cancer drugs in clams, in research that could open a new path for blood cancer drug discovery17-year-old Texas student Iris Shen won $150,000 and third place at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for testing potential cancer d...
- Pomegranate compound shows promise against heart failure: Study finds urolithin A improved heart function by up to 80% in experimental modelsUrolithin A has emerged as a promising compound in research into heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with experiments s...
- Bernie Marcus was fired from his job in 1978, then built Home Depot and an $11 billion fortune — now his foundation is putting nearly $30 million into heart research, reviving his early dream of medicineBernie Marcus was fired from Handy Dan in 1978, a setback that helped push him toward cofounding Home Depot and building an $11 billion for...
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