A popular obesity drug has been found to restore the function of immune cells that target cancer, regardless of whether people lost weight with the treatment. A small trial led by a team of...
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This Amphibious Fish May Hold The Secret to The Evolutionary Origins of Blinking : ScienceAlert
Terrestrial animals do something that fish don’t. Yes, OK, there’s the whole walking around out of the water thing. But there is something else so small you do it without even knowing. Most fish...
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The Secret to Happiness May Not Be Low Expectations After All : ScienceAlert
Finland was recently named the happiest country in the world for the sixth year running. A range of theories has been put forward to explain why the Nordic nation continues to rank at the...
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Da Vinci Masterpieces Hid a Secret Edible Ingredient, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
Famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters may have experimented with mixing egg yolk into their oil paint to help the paintings withstand humidity and to prevent wrinkling and...
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MIT Neuroscientist Says The Key to Staving Off Dementia Is No Secret : ScienceAlert
It comes down to discipline. That’s according to MIT Professor Li-Huei Tsai, a neuroscientist who focuses on diseases like Alzheimer’s and directs The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. She told Insider that the...
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The Secret to The Naked Mole-Rat’s Unique Fertility Has Finally Been Revealed : ScienceAlert
Who would’ve thought a wrinkled-up, nearly blind sac of a mammal would be such a guru on ways to stay forever young? That pink and flabby-skinned rodent we fondly call the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus...
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What’s The Secret of People Who Never Catch COVID? Are They Immune? : ScienceAlert
It’s been over three years since the first known COVID-19 infection. Since then, we’ve seen hundreds of millions of cases around the globe. You’ve probably had it – at least once, if not multiple...
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A 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Crafty Secret For Keeping Her Teeth : ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out. The body of Anne d’Alegre, who...
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This Rembrandt Has Been Hiding a Surprising Secret For Centuries : ScienceAlert
At 3.63 meters (12 feet) tall and 4.37 meters across, the painting known commonly as The Night Watch is Rembrandt’s largest painting. Centuries after its creation, we’re still uncovering the smallest of details in...
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Emperor’s Secret Code Cracked After Five Centuries, Revealing His Fears : ScienceAlert
A team of researchers has cracked a five century-old code which reveals a rumored French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V. Charles was one of the most...
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