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Medical Xpress / Fasting after 60 changes more than waistlines, exposing a trade-off many dieters never see coming

Most folks know intermittent fasting helps with weight loss, usually by limiting your daily eating window or cutting calories a couple of times a week. But does your age change how well this works for you—and might there ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Remote work is taking its toll on the mental health of American workers, researchers find

Working from home comes with some major pluses. It's more flexible, there's no more pesky commute, work-life balance improves, and you can even stay in your pajamas all day if you want. But according to a major study of more ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Deep-sea supergiant isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system

The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an extremely low-nutrient habitat, these organisms exhibit pronounced body gigantism, a trait that ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Did this star eat its planets? A new study offers clues on 'chemical paradox' of a binary system

Astronomers have investigated a puzzling binary star system in which two stars that may have formed together now show dramatically different chemical compositions. The new study, uploaded to the arXiv preprint server on May ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Hagfish fossils reveal stepwise eye simplification before near-total vision loss

Many animals, including humans, rely on their eyes to detect changes in their surroundings. The eyes of vertebrates, animals with a backbone or a similar supporting structure, contain a transparent structure (i.e., the lens) ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Plastic waste yields jet fuel through new process costing as little as $1 per kilogram

Aviation is one of the sectors that contributes most to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on Earth. One proposed strategy for mitigating or counterbalancing the effects of these emissions is to substitute existing ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / A new strategy for assembling π-conjugated panels into square molecules revealed

A research group has developed a new method for selectively synthesizing three-dimensional macrocycles,⁽¹⁾ in which four panels are arranged in a square, by connecting planar π-conjugated molecules⁽²⁾ at right angles.

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Why do rival plants coexist? The secret is in the soil beneath the oaks

How can plants that compete for the same resources grow in the same area without one driving the other to extinction? Ecologists have been trying to answer this question for decades, and a surprising new explanation has now ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Europe's aversion to eating insects may have deep ecological and evolutionary roots

In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production and consumption patterns, has driven the search for alternative food sources. With 1,611 insect species ...

20 hours ago
Science X / Hidden immune-microbiome link may explain lung disease's mysterious origin

Over the last few years, people have become quite aware of the gut microbiome and its impact on our overall health. Microbiome, however, isn't exclusive to the gut, as a host of bacteria also reside inside our lungs, and ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Physicists discover attractive forces between molecular condensates may cause running off

Inside cells, certain functions are carried out by locally adjusting molecular composition. This condensation of material results in the formation of dense droplets that can dynamically rearrange. Because of this, interactions ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer

Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body's key cancer-fighters, according to new UCLA ...

20 hours ago