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A review of 2,736 trials finds exercise reduces pain across many conditions, with lower-intensity programs showing strong benefits.
Evidence from more than 221,000 people suggests manageable amounts of movement can ease pain across many acute and chronic conditions.
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MIT neuroscientists found flexible neuron clusters that can store different kinds of information during a task.
HealthMIT study finds brain circuits may work like reusable building blocks for thoughtJoshua Shavit
People detected buried objects through sand before contact, revealing a previously undocumented form of remote touch in humans.
HealthHumans possess a ‘seventh sense’ that detects hidden objectsJoseph Shavit
A new study shows pramipexole, a Parkinson’s drug, may help people with depression regain motivation, pleasure, and daily engagement.
HealthParkinson’s drug helps restore pleasure and motivation in depression patientsJoshua Shavit
Removing nearly all of Earth’s magnetic field altered mitochondria, movement and survival in healthy and Parkinson’s-model fruit flies.
HealthEarth’s magnetic field is influencing how we age, study findsJoseph Shavit
Researchers at Lund University developed a blood test that detects tiny traces of tumor DNA long before breast cancer recurrence becomes visible.
HealthBlood test detects breast cancer more than a year before scansJoseph Shavit
Kenneth Loi shows how VIPR RNA (in pink) snakes around the double helix of DNA (yellow and green) to form a unique triplex structure.
HealthScientists find an ancient predecessor of CRISPR hiding in virusesJoshua Shavit
A major study finds lifestyle choices have a stronger impact than genetics on Type 2 diabetes risk, offering hope for prevention.
HealthLifestyle choices can outweigh genetic risk for type 2 diabetesJoseph Shavit
HealthTiny extracellular vesicles delivered through the nose found to improve memory in Alzheimer’s studyJoseph Shavit
An instruction-free game let adolescents across the autism spectrum show researchers how they combine visual evidence.
HealthTreasure-hunt game offers a new window into perception across the autism spectrumJoseph Shavit
Spi-Fly uses sparse neural activity to recognize smells quickly while requiring far less memory than backpropagation.
AIFruit fly-inspired AI learns smells quickly with far less memoryShy Cohen
Repetitive DNA and the D1 protein help matching fruit fly chromosomes recognize one another before eggs form.
HealthGenetic ‘barcodes’ could explain why chromosomes recognize one anotherJoshua Shavit
King’s College London scientists found urolithin A improved heart relaxation in preclinical tests.
HealthNatural compound linked to pomegranates improves heart function in preclinical testsJoseph Shavit
ETH researchers tracked brain activity as strangers from different age groups met repeatedly to draw together.
HealthDrawing together reveals how young and old brains build connectionJoshua Shavit
Gladstone researchers found that human stem cell-derived spinal neurons can connect with injured breathing circuits in rats.
HealthStem cell-derived neurons offer a new path toward spinal cord repairJoshua Shavit
Fusion-loop mutations shifted Zika vaccine protection onto CD8 T cells while weakening antibodies against mature virus.
HealthZika vaccine tweak triggered an unexpected immune defenseJoseph Shavit
Heel-first walking saves humans substantial energy but creates harder impacts, revealing a key trade-off in the evolution of bipedalism.
HealthHumans walk very differently from chimpanzees, helping our ancestors to conquer the worldJoshua Shavit