Deep sleep helps the brain cope with stress: Scientists identify a possible mechanism

The slow-wave sleep period, considered the deepest stage of sleep, appeared to be particularly important...

Frontiers: Never-married men show signs of faster biological aging

Epigenetic aging indicates how closely the body’s biological processes correspond to, or outpace, a person’s chronological age...

SS: Inflammation under a baby's fingernail helped reveal a rare brain tumor

The tumor was a glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer...

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How Can a Fly’s Brain Help Us Understand Human Behavior?

There is this amazing system inside our heads that allows us to do incredible things, like play a sonata or solve a scientific problem...

How the Pursuit of Perfect Sleep Can Keep You Awake

Orthosomnia is not officially recognized as a separate disorder in the United Kingdom...

Weight-Loss Drug May Affect Aging: Scientists Discover an Unexpected Effect of Semaglutide

The study involved 20-month-old female mice that began receiving semaglutide at an advanced age...

JNHA: Full-fat yogurt may reduce the risk of heart disease by 11–13%

Interest in this food dates back many centuries...

npj Science of Food: A Spoonful of Vegetable Oil Before a Carb-Rich Meal May Blunt Blood Sugar Spikes

The most stable glucose and insulin responses were observed when participants ate spinach with oil or oil alone before the potatoes...

In the U.S., Prescriptions for Obesity Drugs for Children Under 12 Increased 310-Fold in Seven Years

Clinical guidelines allow certain medications in this class to be used to treat obesity in children starting at age 8...