Once in a blue moon, Earth’s skies host a ‘blue supermoon’, and the beautifully bright sight is one that you don’t want to miss. Otherwise, you won’t have a chance to glimpse a similar...
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Spanish Study Reveals Secrets to Superagers’ Long Lives And Sharp Minds : ScienceAlert
There are some special folks among us whose sharp minds defy their advanced years, their brains somehow resisting the slow march of time. There are lots of possible reasons why, from genetics to personality....
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Earth’s Day Was Stuck at 19.5 Hours Long For Over a Billion Years : ScienceAlert
We’ve known for some time now that Earth’s days are getting longer as the Moon continues to move away from us at a creeping rate. But there was a time this increasing day length...
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The Global Ozempic Shortage Could Last a Very Long Time. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
A global shortage means some people with diabetes are struggling to access the drug semaglutide, which is sold under the brand name Ozempic. The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care has recommended that...
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Cheap Diabetes Drug Slashes Risk of Long COVID, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for COVID-19 had a 40 percent lower risk of getting long COVID, a US-based study said Friday. The finding was hailed as a potential...
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Musk’s Neuralink Is Now Approved For Human Trials. Here’s Why It Took So Long. : ScienceAlert
Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant with at least 100 times more brain connections than devices currently approved by...
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Long COVID Seems to Make Distinct Changes to The Immune System : ScienceAlert
Long COVID has more than 200 potential symptoms and can affect almost every organ in the body. With more than 65 million people now estimated to live with this often-disabling condition worldwide, and numbers...
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Changes in Gut Bacteria Are Present Long Before Signs of Parkinson’s Appear : ScienceAlert
Significant changes in the gut microbiota occur in the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease, and a new study shows these can start before the onset of symptoms. Narrowing down the culprits in our gut...
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How Long Could The Human Lifespan Get? The Answer May Surprise You : ScienceAlert
For millennia, humans have been trying to stretch our lifespans as far as they will go. We’ve tried freezing, fasting, and herbal remedies galore. Recently, billionaires like Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos...
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Long Covid Brain Changes Mirror Those of Chronic Fatigue, Brain Scans Reveal : ScienceAlert
Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) both seem to impact the oldest parts of the brain in a curiously similar fashion. Using a high-resolution version of magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI),...
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