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6 days ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
Life's many disruptions, from injury to festive events, may account for most people's yearly weight gain. In a new peer-reviewed perspective article, researchers argue this may be a key missing factor behind the persistent rise in global obesity.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
As the global population ages, more of us face frightening cognitive decline, personally or in our loved ones. There are over 10 million new cases of dementia globally each year. But a study published last year suggests up to 13 percent of people diagnosed with dementia in the US may have a misdiagnosis and are instead left struggling with a condition that can be treated.
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6 days ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
As the global population ages, more of us face frightening cognitive decline, personally or in our loved ones. There are over 10 million new cases of dementia globally each year. But a study published last year suggests up to 13 percent of people diagnosed with dementia in the US may have a misdiagnosis and are instead left struggling with a condition that can be treated.
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1 week ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
In 2024, after 60 years of searching, geneticists finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats. Two independent teams of researchers found any fiery-hued fuzz on our beloved clawed floofs is likely the result of a missing segment of DNA in a non-protein-coding part of the cat's genome. "It's been a genetic mystery, a conundrum," Stanford University geneticist Greg Barsh told Sara Reardon at Science.
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1 week ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
Researchers are closer to growing chicken nuggets in the lab, thanks to the use of tiny hollow fibers that mimic blood vessels. While cultured meat has been advancing for some time now, it's been limited to thin strips of less than a millimeter. Creating a thicker product with a familiar appeal has so far proven elusive. "Replicating the texture and taste of whole-cut meat remains difficult," explains biomedical engineer Shoji Takeuchi from The University of Tokyo.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
Researchers are closer to growing chicken nuggets in the lab, thanks to the use of tiny hollow fibers that mimic blood vessels. While cultured meat has been advancing for some time now, it's been limited to thin strips of less than a millimeter. Creating a thicker product with a familiar appeal has so far proven elusive. "Replicating the texture and taste of whole-cut meat remains difficult," explains biomedical engineer Shoji Takeuchi from The University of Tokyo.
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1 week ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
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. After 50 years, this strange molecular absence finally led to researchers from the UK and Israel describing a new blood group system in humans. In 2024, the team published their paper on the discovery.
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3 weeks ago | 
sciencealert.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas. But the remains of human pastoralists and their livestock have been found in the region's rock shelters. A new genetic analysis suggests the humans who called this 7,000-year-old version of the Sahara home largely kept to themselves, genetically speaking.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Tessa Koumoundouros
Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas. But the remains of human pastoralists and their livestock have been found in the region's rock shelters. A new genetic analysis suggests the humans who called this 7,000-year-old version of the Sahara home largely kept to themselves, genetically speaking.
