Popular brain supplement linked to shorter lifespan in men

A large study involving more than 270,000 people has linked higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine to a shorter lifespan in men. Using both observationa…

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قام الباحثون بتصوير أورام الثدي بتفاصيل مذهلة وكشفوا عن جيوب خفية من خلايا السرطان النائمة التي قد تساعد في تفسير سبب عودة السرطان بعد العلاج. على عكس الخلايا ا…

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Scientists discover a hidden problem with this popular sugar substitute

Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol commonly used in sugar-free candy, gum, and other low-calorie foods, may not be as harmless as it seems. Researchers at Washington Uni…

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This lifestyle program improved cognition 55% more than basic health advice

Older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory and thinking after following lifestyle programs combining exercise, healthy eating, cognitive training, a…

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Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers

Researchers may have found a new way to weaken glioblastoma’s defenses against treatment. Blocking a protein called SET prevented tumors from forming in preclin…

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AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react

Princeton researchers have tested an AI system that can monitor and control fusion plasma in milliseconds, reacting far faster than a human operator. In one exp…

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On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test

On Sept. 6, 1947, a rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. The V-2 rocket was captured from a German manufacturing site by the Allied forc…

AI's water use is a problem, but shifting from electricity to solar or wind power could help

It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it's a problem in water-stressed regions. Water-savin…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 6), sending them up from California's central coast.…

'Extreme' transistor can withstand heat of 1000-plus F — priming it for use in Venus-bound probes

The silicon carbide transistor is designed to avoid low controllability and current leakage, which typically become problems at high temperatures.…

Feel the Force with these 10 out-of-this-world Lego Star Wars starships

Whether you're a Jedi or a Sith, if you love Star Wars' iconic vessels you'll want to own these ten Lego Star Wars starships.…

James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule — Space photo of the week

A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula.…

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

The new antenna will boost capacity on NASA's increasingly strained deep-space communications network as Artemis and other missions drive up demand.…

How small can a transistor get?

For decades, engineers have been working to create smaller and smaller transistors to fit ever-larger numbers of them onto computer chips, all in the name of gr…