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Medical Xpress / Lifespan-extending treatments increase variation in age at time of death

A key goal in aging research is not just to extend life, but to ensure more people live longer and healthier lives with less variation in age at death, a concept known as "squaring the survival curve." Using a recent meta-analysis, ...

6 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tech Xplore / Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

5 hours ago in Automotive
Phys.org / New lab technique can reverse chemical process linked with Alzheimer's disease

An Oregon State University scientist and a team of undergraduate students have uncovered real-time insights into a chemical process linked with Alzheimer's disease, paving the way toward better drug designs. The researchers ...

14 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Cannabis essential oils unlock how camphor repels mosquitoes

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a daily defense for billions of people, yet until now, scientists didn't fully understand how mosquitoes themselves perceive these "keep away" signals. ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New strategy grabs cancer's 'undruggable' proteins and throws them in the cellular trash

When cancer-driving proteins resist various treatments, Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a new solution. Don't fight them—throw them in the cellular trash. In a new study published in Nature Communications, ...

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Adolescent cannabis use may follow the same pattern as alcohol use

A new study published in the journal Addiction shows that cannabis use among Swedish adolescents appears to follow the same population-level pattern previously observed for alcohol. The findings suggest that changes in average ...

6 hours ago in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Human liver tissue cell architecture reconstructed in 3D at a cellular level

Never-before-seen 3D reconstructions of human liver tissue have been created at a cellular level. The details obtained by a team of UW Medicine and University of Washington engineers and physicians capture the spatial microstructure ...

11 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Tech Xplore / Solvent‑free perovskite solar cell technology could pave way for scalable production

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a multi-source co-evaporation recipe that markedly enhances the crystal quality of vacuum-deposited perovskite films. This advance brings ...

12 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Borrowing from biology to power next-gen data storage

DNA, the genetic blueprints in every living organism, is nature's most efficient storage mechanism, capable of storing about 215 million gigabytes of data per gram. That storage capacity, if applied to electronics, could ...

Phys.org / Americans reveal deepening split between self and country

American reports of individual well-being have remained relatively stable over decades, but confidence in the nation has sharply declined. James N. Druckman and colleagues analyzed long-term survey data from two projects: ...

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / It's not just about the number on the scale: The hidden value of so-called 'yo-yo dieting'

So-called "yo-yo dieting" confers long-term health benefits, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. "Yo-yo dieting" is a pattern in which individuals lose weight through lifestyle interventions ...

12 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Novel markers of brain blood flow and oxygenation may offer early clues to Alzheimer's risk

Subtle changes in how blood flows through the brain and how brain tissue uses oxygen may be closely linked to Alzheimer's disease risk, according to new research from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics ...

12 hours ago in Neuroscience