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A Yale-led study finds many older adults improve in cognition or walking, and positive beliefs about aging predict those gains.
Nearly half of older adults improved over 12 years, and a Yale team found mindset about aging helped predict who got better.
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A good sign: Bone-forming cells (light blue) with nuclei (purple) have already colonized a hydrogel that has been structured like bone.
HealthNew hydrogel prints bone-like implants at record speedMac Oliveau
Purdue’s IZUMO1 vaccine cut fertility in mice, aiming for humane control of feral horses, deer, and other wildlife.
HealthNew contraceptive vaccine sharply reduces fertility enabling humane wildlife managementHannah Shavit-Weiner
The microspheres (green), hepatocytes (magenta), and supporting fibroblasts (orange) assemble and reorganize into engineered liver grafts over time. Image shows a comparison of day zero (left) and day fourteen (right) of the grafts cultured in the laboratory.
HealthMIT engineers built injectable ‘satellite livers’ as an alternative to liver transplantsJoshua Shavit
A Swiss study found teens slept 45 minutes longer when they could choose a later school start.
HealthThe hidden cost of early morning classes on teen student brainsMac Oliveau
Study finds most single adults aged 60 to 83 still consider sex essential to romantic relationships.
HealthRomance and sexual intimacy thrive as people age, study findsJoseph Shavit
Studies link early single-sport training to higher injury rates and hip problems later, even among elite NFL athletes.
HealthAn early focus on a single sport may carry lasting injury risks for athletesAmyn Bhai
A lesser-known brain peptide may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, challenging decades of research focused on amyloid beta alone.
HealthA lesser-known brain peptide may contribute to Alzheimer’s diseaseMac Oliveau
A six-month trial found daily peanut butter improved older adults’ sit-to-stand power without weight gain.
HealthEating peanut butter builds muscle power in older adults, study findsJoshua Shavit
Brain scans reveal how nature reduces stress, restores attention, and quiets rumination, sometimes within minutes.
HealthWhat happens in your brain when you spend time in natureMelanie Livingstone
A Nature Immunology study suggests PARP inhibitors can reprogram CD8 T cells into longer-lasting “superior memory” cancer fighters.
Health‘Superior memory’ helps reprogrammed T cells hit tumors harderRebecca Shavit
New research shows aggressive cancer cells can be identified by how they grip and move, without genetic or chemical tests.
HealthResearchers find a new way to spot the most dangerous cancer cellsMac Oliveau
Malaria remains a major global health burden, with an estimated 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022.
DiscoveriesResearchers reveal when mosquitoes first developed a taste for early humansMac Oliveau
Scientists discover red blood cells absorb glucose in low oxygen, revealing a new path for diabetes treatment.
HealthLiving at high altitudes may reduce risk of diabetes and other metabolic diseasesHannah Shavit-Weiner
Former football players show worse memory and mood outcomes, with risk rising by years and level of play.
HealthThe long-term effects of repeated head trauma in footballAmyn Bhai
New analysis suggests two of these “forever chemicals” may be tied to faster biological aging in a specific slice of the population: men in midlife.
Green ImpactForever chemicals linked to accelerated aging risk in middle-aged menMac Oliveau
Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D., said her team made their new tool, BIOPREVENT, freely available so that other researchers and clinicians could test it and learn from it.
AIBIOPREVENT AI tool predicts serious transplant complications months before symptoms ariseShy Cohen