Scientists Reverse the Biological Age of Human Cells, Making Them Younger

After approximately 12 days, the converted cells displayed the characteristic properties of neural stem cells...

Europe Scrambles to Prepare for Outbreaks of Tropical Diseases as Tiger Mosquitoes Spread

These diseases are transmitted through mosquito bites. Infected travellers returning from tropical countries can bring the viruses back to Europe, where local mosquitoes pick them up and transmit them to others...

Study: Potassium-Enriched Salt Could Prevent Nearly 3 Million Deaths

Even a partial transition could produce significant results...

Dietitians Name a Heart-Healthy Alternative to Red Meat

Legumes can replace some of the red meat in the diet, helping people get enough protein without consuming excessive amounts of saturated fat...

JAHA: Avocados and Mangoes Improved a Measure of Blood Vessel Function

The trial involved 82 participants with an average age of approximately 45...

AJA: Tight Underwear Linked to Impaired Sperm Motility and Morphology

Smoking, alcohol consumption, varicocele and prostatitis were more common in the tight-underwear group...

Nature Communications: Vibration Changed Protein Markers in 29 Volunteers

Frontiers: Crossed Brain Connections May Be an Evolutionary Legacy of Ancient Vision

According to the researchers' hypothesis, the visual system's crossed organization provided the foundation around which evolution built new sensory and motor pathways...

WHO: One in Four Adolescents Worldwide Does Not Engage in Physical Activity Even One Hour a Week

On average, study participants engaged in physical activity on 2.7 days per week...

Why Do Different Mutations Lead to Autism? Scientists Identify a Common Mechanism

This may explain why mutations in hundreds of different genes can result in similar developmental characteristics...